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"Up until the semi finals, it seemed like nothing would be able to stop Grok 4 on its way to winning the event," Pedro Pinhata, a writer for Chess.com, said in its coverage.

Mboko hurt her hand in the semi against Rybakina in a heavy fall in Montreal, but says she doesn't feel it ahead of the final.

It came after they also required penalties to beat Sweden in the quarter-finals, then won late in extra time against Italy in the semis.

"Getting to semis and the final for the first time, beating Germany for the first time. We have been accomplishing objectives and that's the reason we're here."

Had the Netherlands beaten France, then England would have had to play world number three side Germany in the last eight and Spain, ranked second, in the semis.