Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie Van Der Gragt were on target for the Netherlands as they reached semi-finals for the first time in their history with a 2-0 win over the Italian side.
Sofia Jakobsson and Stina Blackstenius were on target for Sweden in their 2-1 victory against Germany.
Netherlands 2-0 Italy
In the build-up to the match, Holland’s request to push back the afternoon kick-off because of the heatwave in France was turned down by tournament organisers.
The searing temperatures resulted in scheduled drink breaks and contributed to a drab, uneventful opening 45 minutes.
Italy’s Valentina Bergamaschi directed an early volley straight at Dutch goalkeeper Sari Van Veenendaal following Barbara Bonansea’s flick-on, and later scuffed wide when well placed.
At the other end, Miedema’s effort from distance and Spitse’s tame free-kick were both comfortably claimed by Laura Giuliani.
Italy, playing their first World Cup quarter-final since 1991, were the lowest-ranked team left in the tournament and considered by many as this year’s surprise package.
They began to be pressed back in their own half in the second period as the Euro 2017 winners took control of the tie.
Dutch forward Lieke Martens, who scored the last-minute penalty to beat Japan in the last 16 and shrugged off a toe injury to start, twice had sights of goal but lacked the power to beat Giuliani.
Arsenal’s Danielle Van De Donk was unfortunate not to open the scoring in the 58th minute with a curling effort from the edge of the box which bounced back off the crossbar following a partially-cleared corner.
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