Dutch women beat Belgium to reach hockey World Cup final

The Dutch women's hockey team have advanced to their eighth consecutive World Cup final, defeating Belgium 1-0 in a match held in Amstelveen on Thursday. This achievement puts them one victory away from securing their fourth consecutive world title, a first in the history of the sport. The decisive goal was scored by Frédérique Matla during the first half of the game.

Belgium briefly had a chance to equalize, but their goal was ruled out due to a foul, as confirmed by a video review. The Dutch team was also reduced to ten players momentarily due to a yellow card. Prior to this match, the Netherlands had secured a 4-1 victory over China in their semi-final match on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Dutch men's team will face Spain in their own semi-final game later on Friday.