FRANCE 98 – Netherlands-Korea Republic – G. Hiddink: “The game against Mexico will be more complicated”

“I’m delighted because of the result, although in the first 25 minutes, we didn’t make the pace we are used to, partly because of the field. That’s no big excuse, but we like to have the field a little bit wet so we can play a higher pace and there was a little bit of tension before making the first goal… but we knew, playing like this, sooner or later we would score a goal. It was a game of the first goal, and after that, you can wait and you know that you’ll score some more.

It’s always good not to depend on one player who can make a goal. I was very happy that the first goal was made by Philip COCU (11), he had my full confidence.

Our next match, with MEXICO, will be totally different, and in different circumstances, because we’ll be playing in the afternoon, when it will be rather hot. I think the game will be more complicated than this one, because I consider MEXICO as a very experienced team.”