Netherlands – R. De Boer: “We hope to be there at the end of the competition”

“I don’t think I’ll be playing tomorrow, so I’m going to try to focus myself for the final if we qualify. People say the Brazilians aren’t playing very well at the moment, but as individual players they’re still among the best.”

“We hope to be there at the end of the competition and we remain very confident. Playing at 21h00 means that we won’t suffer as much from the heat. The match against REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 20 June (match no.25) was the only match we played at 21h00 at the Stade Vélodrome, MARSEILLE, and we won 5-0. BRAZIL has the best individual players, but as a whole, the team is not playing at its optimum.”