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The women's World Cup trophy was back in Dutch hands after they extended their record haul of titles to seven by beating Australia 2-0 in the final on Saturday (14th June).

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Winners of the last two Olympics, the Netherlands were looking to regain the World Cup it last won in 2006 in the final of the FIH Woman's Hockey World Cup against Australia.

After Roos Drost was brought down in the circle, captain Maartje Paumen scored from a penalty in the 12th minute, making her the top scorer in a second straight World Cup, Paumen finished the tournament with seven goals.

Kim Lammers doubled the score in the 29th in her last international before retiring.

Australia had difficulty keeping possession and struggled to find any weakness in the Dutch defence. They drew a penalty corner with one second to play in the first half but couldn't capitalise.

For the Dutch players, the win in front of 15,000 fans was a moment to savour.

On Sunday, the men's final features the same nations, with defending champion Australia slightly favoured against the Netherlands