Lieke Martens says the Netherlands have their sights set on winning a first Women’s World Cup as she prepares to make her third appearance in the showpiece event, which gets under way in Australia and New Zealand next month. The 30-year-old Paris Saint-Germain player was part of the Dutch side that finished as runners-up in 2019 after a disappointing 2-0 final loss to the United States. “Yes, you do dream about that,” Martens said of winning the World Cup in a Fifa interview. “And I think it is very good that you keep trying to make that dream a reality. “If we were to win, it would be complete. I would have won everything that I ever dreamt of winning. It will be a tough challenge, but nothing is impossible. I’m going to give everything I can to be as prepared as I can be. I also trust in this team. I just hope we can get into the flow.” Martens, who won three successive league titles and the Champions League during her time at Barcelona, helped her country win the European Championship in 2017 – she was voted player of the tournament and was named the Uefa women’s player of the year. Since that win, expectations of the Dutch team have increased and Martens said dealing with the growing pressure was an adjustment but she believes her side can thrive and embrace the challenge. The Netherlands are ninth in the Fifa rankings. “Suddenly, after the Euro win, people expect a lot from us,” Martens said. “I think we dealt with that well as a team. We have slowly grown into it, and we are still dealing with it. People expect us to always be able to battle for the grand prizes, and we have given ourselves that standard. The character in the team is back and maybe we can achieve something beautiful again at this World Cup.” Andries Jonker’s side will kick off their World Cup campaign against Portugal on 3 July before taking on record-four-time winners the United States on 27 July.