Four years later, England and France were the opponents in qualification for the next World Cup, which was held for the second time in China. As other group opponents, the Dutch women had to deal with Austria and Hungary for the first time. The Dutch started with two 1-0 victories in France and Austria, but then lost 1–0 to England. After a 5–0 in Hungary, they also lost the next home game, this time with 0–2 against France. This was followed by three games that ended 4-0: In England with four goals for England, as well as in the two home games with four goals for the Netherlands against Austria and Hungary. In the end the English women succeeded in qualifying for the first time since 1995.