FRANCE: THE DUTCH WORLD CUP SQUAD RETURNS TO THE COTE D'AZUR LOKING FORWARD TO THEIR MATCH WITH ARGENTINA

Record ID: 646173

  • Title: FRANCE: THE DUTCH WORLD CUP SQUAD RETURNS TO THE COTE D'AZUR LOKING FORWARD TO THEIR MATCH WITH ARGENTINA
  • Date: 1st July 1998
  • Summary: LA TURBIE, FRANCE (JUNE 30, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF DUTCH TEAM TRAINING 2. COACH GUUS HINDINK SAYING: "IT'S GOOD TO BE IN THE NEXT ROUND. WE ARE AIMING TO DO IT STEP BY STEP, SO IT'S GOOD TO WIN THIS GAME. IT GIVES YOU A CERTAIN FEELING THAT IT'S CLOSING UP NOW TOWARDS THE END AND WE WANT TO BE AT THE END AS WELL" (ENGLISH) 3. MEDIA 4. HINDINK SAYING: "ARGENTINA ARE VERY YOUNG. IN SPITE OF THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. I THINK IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE TEAM" (ENGLISH) 5. JOURNALISTS 6. FRANK DE BOER SAYING: "FOR ME PERSONALLY I LIKE ARGENTINA. I'VE NEVER PLAYED AGAINST THEM. I THINK THEY'RE A VERY GOOD TEAM AND IF YOU BEAT THEM IT'S VERY GOOD FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE OF COURSE" (ENGLISH) 7. MEDIA 8. GOALKEEPER EDWIN VAN DER SAR SAYING: "I THINK THE RESULT WAS GOOD, A 2-1 VICTORY AND WE'RE THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. WE HAVE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS TO PREPARE FOR OUR NEXT MATCH." (ENGLISH) 9. JOURNALISTS 10. VAN DER SAR SAYING: "THERE'S NO PROBLEM. JUST A MISTAKE FROM MY SIDE AND THAT'S ALL" (ENGLISH) 11. HIDDINK POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH FANS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Country: France
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  • Story Text: The Dutch World Cup squad returned to the Cote d'Azur believing they were worthy of their 2-1 second round win over Yugoslavia and looking forward to their next match.

    Tuesday's (June 30) win means the Netherlands go to Marseille on Saturday to meet Argentina, who beat England in a penalty shoot-out.

    Coach Guus Hindink said in La Turbie on Tuesday that it was good to be in the quarter finals -- but they wanted to be in the final too.

    He said Argentina had a young, but experienced side and they made up a very competitive team Frank de Boer said he had never played against Argentina but knew they were very good.He said beating them on Saturday would also be good for Dutch confidence.

    Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar said the result against Yugoslavia was good and they would spend the next few days preparing for Argentina.

    Most pundits believe the Netherlands will win -- unless Argentina can get through the Dutch defence in a way that most other teams have yet to achieve.

    Since the Wembley night two years ago when the Dutch had four goals rammed past them by England, Hiddink's side have grown into a more confident, well-rounded unit.They may feel Argentina have already used up their allocation of luck for the tournament during their dramatic and draining second-round penalty shoot-out tie against England.


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