CNN —The Netherlands and South Africa will face each other on Saturday for a place in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals, in what will be a historic occasion as Banyana Banyana’s first ever knockout stage match at the World Cup.
It has already been a historic tournament for South Africa as a dramatic winner from captain Thembi Kgatlana in stoppage time secured a 3-2 victory over Italy, her team’s first ever victory at this tournament.
Although the Netherlands will start the match as the favorite, this World Cup has been anything but predictable, filled with upsets and shock results.
A place in the quarterfinals at stakeThe two teams last met in April 2022 when the Netherlands defeated South Africa 5-1.
“From the beginning of our preparations, we were quite convinced we can beat every opponent in this tournament,” Netherlands coach Andries Jonker told FIFA.
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