As a prize for beating the United States to the top spot of Group E, the Netherlands were gifted a Round of 16 matchup with 2023 Women's World Cup darlings South Africa to begin knockout-stage play.
"The Dutch attack did just enough against Portugal and the United States before unleashing a furious goalscoring display upon Vietnam to snatch the coveted group lead."
South Africa, one of the three arms of the historic African triumvirate at this competition that all qualified for the knockout stage, stunned Group G by beating Italy on a 92nd-minute winner to secure the nation's first-ever Round of 16 spot.
"Banyana Banyana are no pushovers, managing to push Sweden to the brink and securing a draw with Argentina that required a two-goal comeback from the South American side."
"Netherlands vs South Africa match facts"
Date: Sunday, August 6
Kickoff Time: 10 p.m. ET (Sat, Aug. 5) / 3 a.m. BST / 12 p.m. AEST
Location: "Allianz Stadium (Sydney, Australia)"
Official: "Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)"
Last meeting: "Netherlands 5-1 South Africa (Friendly match, April 2022)"
"Netherlands vs South Africa prediction, odds"
Moneyline lean: Netherlands (-400)
Score prediction: Netherlands 2-1 South Africa
South Africa are worthy opponents, proving that in the group stage. They scored on Sweden, pushing the top-five European nation to the brink and only falling on a 90th-minute winner, and they picked up points against Italy and Argentina as well.
"It will be a difficult match for the Netherlands, as teams with everything to gain and nothing to lose are often a tough proposition, but the Europeans have managed to handle all tests thus far and will be up to the task again.
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