Miedema Grabs Brace Against Cameroon as Netherlands Advances to Knockout Stage

Vivianne Miedema scored a goal in each half Saturday to advance the Netherlands into the second round of the Women's World Cup for the second straight tournament with a 3-1 win over Cameroon on Saturday at Valenciennes, France.

Miedema put the Dutch in the lead in the 41st minute of the Group E match at Stade du Hainaut and then finished it off in the 85th.

#WWCTelemundo: ¡GOLAZO!

Letal cabezazo de @VivianneMiedema que puso en ventaja a #NED 😱⚽ pic.twitter.com/nZZ2tqd7dh
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 15, 2019

#WWCTelemundo: ¡Qué calidad la de @VivianneMiedema! 🧐👌🏻

Con un potente disparo, la '9' marcó el tercero para #NED ⚽🔥 pic.twitter.com/391ppKFbMR
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 15, 2019

Dominique Bloodworth also scored for the Netherlands in the 48th minute, while Gabrielle Onguene got Cameroon's goal in the 43rd.

Cameroon is in last place in the group, with no points and a minus-3 goal difference, and it is all but eliminated.

Cameroon plays New Zealand on Thursday, and the Netherlands meets Canada in a match that kicks off at the same time.