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The Netherlands women's team started their European Championship Qualifying campaign with a loss. The number eight ranked team in the world lost 2-0 away in Italy.The Italian women are ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings. Oranje will face Norway on Tuesday in Breda. Norway beat Finland 4-0 in their first match.Manager Andries Jonker gave Chastity Grant a start at right back. The attacking full-back made her first start in her second appearance for her country. Grant made her first appearance, coming off the bench against Finland in February 2022.

The new-look qualifiers kick off on 5 April, with the 51 teams competing across three leagues.

In recent days, the UEFA calendar has ignited a firestorm of controversy, particularly concerning its treatment of women's football

The USWNT has attempted to secure the services of one of the brightest young talents in women's soccer by calling up 16-year-old Lily Yohannes for the She Believes Cup.

Just a week after starting in the Nations League, Vivianne Miedema has been ruled out for several weeks due to surgery on an injury Jonas Eidevall she already required.