Oranje Girls break Bayana Bayana hearts, qualify for quarter-finals

<p>The Netherlands have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup after defeating South Africa 2 – 0 in the Round of 16 match played in the early hours of Sunday.</p>, <p>According to The Independent, a header by Jill Roord gave the Netherlands an early lead and Lineth Beerensteyn added the second goal courtesy of a goalkeeper error in the second half to secure the Dutch a date with Spain in Wellington on Friday.</p>, <p>Though their first appearance in the World Cup knockout stage, South African players never gave up the fight and were always a threat in the game but Dutch goalkeeper, Daphne van Domselaar, was equal to everything Banyana Banyana fired at her.</p>, <p>Japan are also through to the last-16 and would face the winner of the heavyweight clash between defending champions USA and Sweden, the Independent reports.</p>, <p>The USA are looking vulnerable after scraping through Group E, and the defending champions going out at this stage would leave the tournament wide open.</p>