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Miedema admits she has no chance of making the World Cup
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Vivianne Miedema helped the Netherlands win the Women's Euros in 2017
Vivianne Miedema helped the Netherlands win the Women's Euros in 2017

Vivianne Miedema says she has "no hopes" of featuring for the Netherlands at this summer's Women's World Cup.

Miedema underwent surgery after rupturing her ACL during Arsenal's Champions League group-stage game against Lyon in December.

The 26-year-old star, who is the Netherlands' all-time leading scorer with 95 goals in 115 appearances,  joined partner and Gunners team-mate Beth Mead on the sidelines after the England forward suffered the same injury one month earlier.

Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman recently said Mead required "a miracle" to recover before the World Cup begins in July and Miedema also expects to miss the tournament.

Asked if she had any hope of featuring in Australia and New Zealand by the BBC, she said: "No hopes. I'm going to miss the World Cup, which is hard.

"But I hope to be back ready for the start of next season. I need to be realistic. Recovery is going really well. It's slow but little steps.

"[Mead is] obviously a bit in front of me. But Sarina said last week there needs to be a bit of a miracle for her to be fit for the World Cup.

"It's frustrating for me because I'm a month behind, so I see her doing a lot of things and I'm not there yet."

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