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Monday, 14 June 2010 - We'll
stay with you until kick-off (13h30 cet)
14h30: We're gone for the second
half
14h29: The players are coming back
on. No substitutions
14h25: All in all Holland will
have to pick up the pace a bit in the second half. The
one time they did so in the first 45 minutes (20' Sneijder
to Van Persie) they immediately punched holes in the
Danish defense
14h24: However Perez thinks Kuyt
could be taken off
14h23: They too believe Holland
could benefit from Elia coming on and that Van der Vaart
is closing the spaces for Sneijder and Van Persie
14h22: Pundits on Dutch TV (Kenneth
Perez and Ronald Koeman) think Denmark are the better
side. We can not disagree...
14h20: Could Elia for Van der Vaart
be a possible substitution?
14h18: Van der Vaart could be the
cause of that, as he keeps coming inside, making the
spaces in the center even smaller as they already are
14h18: Holland have trouble bringing
Sneijder and Van Persie into play
14h16: Holland are nervous and
having trouble with the very compact midfield of the
Danes. The best chance was for Nicklas Bendtner (27')
with a header at the far post that went just wide. It's
a slow game, with few exciting moments
14h15: Half-time - 0-0
13h30: We're go!!
13h29: Denmark will kick-off
13h28: Soccer City is not sold
out
13h26: They're looking good. It's
a sunny day in Johannesburg. No clouds
13h25: The team of today is almost
the same as the first team Van Marwijk played two years
ago when hen took over from Van Basten. Van der Wiel
has taken Ooijers place, Huntelaar is on the bench and
Robben is injured
13h25: The players are lining up
for the national anthems
13h24: It's the 100th game for
Holland for captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst
13h23: Holland are at the World
Cup for the 9th time, it will be the 37th game
13h22: Referee is said to be quick
with red cards
13h21: The players are in the tunnel,
about to walk onto the pitch
13h20: Kenneth Perez, Danish player
of FC Twente expects a defensive Denmark
13h18: Sneijder does not expect
a big score. "Denmark are not a side that you brush
away just like that. We'll be happy to win the game"
13h14: Confirmed - Robben will
be on the bench and could play
13h12: Bendtner is still being
treated on the pitch
13h10: Robben did warm-up. He will
not start
13h09: The players have gone back
into the dressing room for the final preparations
13h03: There are three clubs who
have players on both sides. Arsenal provide Bendtner
and Van Persie, Liverpool will see Agger take on Dirk
Kuyt and Ajax players Stekelenburg and Van der Wiel
will face their team mate Dennis Rommedahl
13h01: Of all players present at
the World Cup Dutch defender Joris Mathijsen has played
most games this season. Mathijsen was in the starting
lineup 63 times for his club Hamburg and for Holland
13h00: Lineup Holland - Stekelenburg,
Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst,
Kuyt, Van Bommel, De Jong, Van der Vaart, Sneijder,
Van Persie
12h59: The lineup of Denmark -
Sörensen, Jacobsen, Agger, Kjaer, S Poulsen, Enevoldsen,
C Poulsen, Kahleberg, Jörgensen, Bendtner, Rommedahl
12h55: Bendtner is warming up with
his personal coach, apart from the Danish team
12h54: The teams have started their
warm-up
12h50: "Nicklas Bendtner scores
half his goals with his head. He's Denmark most dangerous
player" - Robin van Persie
12h47: The bus with the Dutch team
arrived at the stadium 20 minutes later than planned.
"This is very annoying," said Bert van Marwijk.
It is unknown why the bus was late.
12h44: "Bendtner is for Denmark
what Robben is for Holland. They have done everything
possible to get him back to fitness" - Erwin Koeman
12h42: Nicklas Bendtner is fit
and will play
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