Time: June 14 19: 30.

Venue: Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg

Netherlands-confidence is bursting.

Before the World Cup, the Netherlands played three warm-up matches with Mexico, Ghana and Hungary, and the results and reactions were encouraging. However, in the last two minutes of the Hungarian game, Robben, who had just returned to the game, accidentally pulled his calf muscle while trying to play with his heel and had to leave with an injury.

In order not to miss the World Cup, Robben stayed in Holland this week to train hard with the trainer. After being approved by the team doctor Fanton, he went to South Africa yesterday to join the big army. Even so, to be on the safe side, Orange coach Van Malvik decided to replace Arjen Robben with Van der Vaart in the first match against Denmark.

Encouraged by the warm-up match, the morale of the Dutch team is very strong. Both Van Persie and Van der Vaart shouted the slogan of winning the World Cup when interviewed by the media. And coach Van Malvik also admitted without modesty, "Holland can beat any opponent." ...

Denmark-not good.

Compared with Holland's three-game winning streak in the warm-up match, Denmark's performance is much worse. The result of 2-0 with Senegal on May 27th was normal, but the subsequent loss to Australia and South Africa with a score of 0-/kloc-0-0 really hurt morale. To make matters worse for the Nordic people, central defender Kiel suffered a knee injury in the warm-up match. When the new star of Palermo was carried off the court on a stretcher, I believe many Danish fans' hearts were in their throats. According to the latest news, Kyar's injury is not as serious as expected. He can even appear in the game tomorrow night, but his state will never reach 100%. ...

In addition to Kiel, two Danish stars Sorensen and Bendtner who play in the Premier League also have health problems. Stoke gate general Sorensen can insist on participating in the competition; Denmark's top striker Bendtner, who plays for Arsenal, may miss the first group game on Monday due to injury.

Although there was a lot of unexpected bad news before the first game of the World Cup, Danish coach Olsen still had confidence in his players. Olson said in an interview: "The Netherlands has no secrets for us. We know everything about our opponents, so they can't surprise us in the game ... I have made a plan to limit my opponents' play before the game, and I am full of confidence in the result of the game. "

Recent achievements

the Netherlands

June 05 Netherlands 6- 1 Hungary (warm-up match)

June 0 1 Netherlands 4- 1 Ghana (warm-up match)

May 26th Netherlands 2- 1 Mexico (warm-up match)

March 3rd Netherlands 2- 1 USA (warm-up match)

165438+1October 18 Netherlands 0-0 Paraguay (warm-up match)

Denmark

June 05 Denmark 0- 1 South Africa (warm-up match)

June 0 1 Denmark 0- 1 Australia (warm-up match)

May 27th Denmark 2:0 Senegal (warm-up match)

March 03 Denmark 1-2 Austria (warm-up match)

165438+1October 18 Denmark 3- 1 USA (warm-up match)

group dynamics

the Netherlands

Robben, who was injured in the Hungarian match, still flew to the Dutch compound in Johannesburg on Friday, but coach Van Malvik decided to play in the second match of the group stage just to be on the safe side. Dirk Kuyt and van der Vaart have become the beneficiaries of Robben's absence and will appear on the wings of the Dutch 4-2-3- 1 formation.

Forecast lineup: (4-2-3- 1) Stellenberg/Vanderville, Haitinga, Mattison, Van Bronckhorst/Van Bommel, Derong/Kuyt, Sneijder, Van der Vaart/Van Persie.

Denmark

Bendtner is likely to miss the first game against Holland, but the health of Kiel and Sorensen can make Olsen feel better. High center Soren Larsen will fill the vacancy left by the absence of Gunners center.

Forecast lineup: (4-4-2) Sorensen/L. Jacobson, Kiel, argyle, Milliga/Romedahl, D. Zhan Sen, Paulson, Jorgensen/thomason and Larson.

Focus star

Van Persie-Netherlands

Van Persie is the best player in the "orange legion" in the warm-up match. In the matches with Mexico, Ghana and Hungary, Van Persie always scored four goals, showing the fiery state after returning from injury. Van Persie admitted in an interview recently that he could compete with stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and the World Cup provided RvP with a perfect stage space.

Agel- Denmark

In the Danish team, Liverpool star argyle is worthy of the title of "anchor of the sea", and his performance in this game is bound to determine the future of "Nordic Bomb". In this campaign, he will play against team-mate Dirk Kuyt, but the person Agger wants to guard is actually Gunners striker Van Persie. ...