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Dutch ready for 'last chance', says Van Bommel
Posted Sunday, June 17, 2012 by SNTV


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The Netherlands looked forward on Saturday (June 16th) to their 'must-win' game against Portugal in Group B on Sunday in Kharkiv.

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SOUNDBITE (Dutch) Bert Van Maarwijk, Netherlands coach: "It's not just (Cristiano) Ronaldo, they have a lot of good players. They are well organised team. This is their advantage. Everyone knows that they have a lot of strong players. This is a great team."

SOUNDBITE (Dutch) Mark Van Bommel, Netherlands captain: "We know that this will be our last chance. It is always better to win than lose. We're going to use our last chance on Sunday."
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    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia