In the other Group C game, Portugal, drafted after the exclusion of Russia, faces Switzerland at 6:00 p.m. in Wigan.
A title in 2017, a World Cup final in 2019: will the Netherlands still shine during this Euro in England, where their star striker, Vivianne Miedema, plays?
Star at Arsenal, the top scorer of the "Oranje" selection, soon to be 26, will play a competition that will "look like a Euro at home".
Miedema, who currently has 94 goals in the selection, hopes to reach the 100 mark.
She can already approach it on Saturday, in Sheffield, against Sweden, 2nd in the Fifa rankings.
Less prestigious, the duel between Portugal and Switzerland is no less expected, especially on the side of the Seleçao.
Because the Portuguese (30th in the world) were drafted following the exclusion of Russia from the competition, after the invasion of Ukraine and are participating in their second major tournament after Euro-2017.
In the Record newspaper, midfielder Tatiana Pinto said her team had experienced "a big change" in five years.
"We are a more mature and more coherent team. And in these major competitions, that makes all the difference," she added.
Especially since the players of Francisco Neto, in place since 2014, do not intend to make up the numbers.
The feat therefore goes through a first success against Switzerland, which had played its first final phase of a Euro in 2017 … like Portugal.
Program of the matches of the 1st day of the Euro disputed on Saturday:
Group C
(6:00 p.m.) Portugal - Switzerland
(21h00) Netherlands - Sweden
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