'Terrible news for her and for us' - Netherlands' Lieke Martens ruled out of Euros with foot injury

ByRob Hemingway

Published 19/07/2022 at 19:15 GMT

"It is very unfortunate that her European Championship has to end like this." Many will no doubt concur with the words of Netherlands coach Mark Parsons, who has seen star midfielder Lieke Martens withdraw from Euro 2022 due to a foot injury she suffered against Switzerland in the group stages. The Dutch face France in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Netherlands midfielder Lieke Martens will play no further part in Euro 2022 after withdrawing from the tournament with a foot injury.

Martens, who had already come into the tournament off the back of a different injury, picked up her new complaint in the group-stage match with Switzerland on Sunday which resulted in a 4-1 win for Mark Parsons' side.

It's cruel luck for FIFA The Best 2017 winner Martens, who also suffered with a toe problem during the 2019 World Cup in France.

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In a statement, Parsons said: "This is terrible news for Lieke and for us.

"She has fully committed herself to the team during this tournament.

"It is very unfortunate that her European Championship has to end like this."

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Martens will watch on as her team take on France in Saturday's final last eight tie at New York Stadium.

The other quarter-finals see Sarina Wiegman's England take on Spain, Germany face Austria and Sweden play Belgium.

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