VANCOUVER, June 19 (Reuters) - The Netherlands hope to continue their dream debut at the Women's World Cup with an upset win over champions Japan in next week's quarter-finals and remain on course to achieve their objective at the tournament in Canada.
The team qualified for the knockout stage as one of the best third-place finishers where they hope to finish among the top three European countries and qualify for the women's tournament at next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
But, with only one of the eight European teams having fallen by the wayside after the group phase of the 24-team tournament in Canada, they must now beat the last Women's World Cup winners in Vancouver on Tuesday to remain on course.