Jill Roord on target as Netherlands march past South Africa at Women’s World Cup

INTO NEXT ROUND: Jill Roord of Netherlands shoots at goal while Tiisetso Makhubela of South Africa attempts to block. Pic: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Jill Roord scored her fourth goal of the tournament as the Netherlands marched into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over South Africa at Sydney Football Stadium.

Roord’s header gave her side an early lead and Lineth Beerensteyn added the second goal courtesy of a goalkeeping error in the second half to secure the Dutch a date with Spain in Wellington on Friday.