WELLINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn pulled no punches about the absent United States squad at the Women's World Cup on Thursday, saying the two-times reigning champions should have done their talking on the pitch.
The Netherlands were eliminated in the semi-finals by the U.S. at the World Cup four years ago.
"Don't start to talk about something that's far away and I hope that they will learn from that."
A pre-tournament ad by U.S. World Cup broadcaster Fox Sports has been lambasted by fans as "arrogant."
The ad opened with the line: "The whole world is wondering, what's it going to take to stop this US team?"
Persons:
Lineth Beerensteyn, Beerensteyn, Lori Ewing, Simon Cameron, Moore
Organizations:
WELLINGTON, United, South, Juventus, U.S, World, Fox Sports, Thomson
Locations:
Netherlands, United States, Sweden, South Africa, U.S, Italian, USA, Sydney