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Netherlands coach Van Gaal (l.), Captain Virgil: "It was tough"
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Keane criticizes Kane
8.30 a.m .:
Ireland’s former international Roy Keane has criticized the English striker Harry Kane and other captains of World Cup teams who, under pressure from the world association Fifa, have given up the “One Love” armband.
That was "a big mistake," said Keane, a pundit at ITV Football.
"I think the players should have done it in the first game and taken the punishment - whatever that was."
Even if Kane had received a yellow card for it, "that would have been a great statement," Keane said.
"Regardless of the pressure from outside and from the associations: If that's what you believe in, then do it."
Goalscorer Kane stressed after Monday's 6-2 win in the Three Lions' opening game against Iran: "The decision was taken out of my hands.
I'm disappointed."
»We definitely go the extra meter for him«
8.25 a.m .:
Dutch captain Virgil has commented on the national team’s motivation due to Bond coach Louis van Gaal’s cancer.
“We're all human.
When the news broke out, it came as a shock to us.
It was hard.
He's a very strong man and we wanted to be there for him.
It's certainly not easy for him to deal with this situation, but he's doing it fantastically," said the 31-year-old.
“He is our coach and we fight for him.
He's a great person, very direct.
We're definitely going the extra meter for him because we know it's his last World Cup," Virgil said.
On Monday, the Dutch won their first game in Group A 2-0 against Senegal.
Other opponents are initially Ecuador and Qatar.
Van Gaal has given the world title as a goal.
The 71-year-old trainer made prostate cancer public in April.
At that point he had already had 25 radiation treatments, sometimes sneaking out of the team hotel on evenings at training camps.
The players should not notice anything.
Klinsmann impressed by England
8.10 a.m .:
England’s opening victory at the World Cup in Qatar also impressed former national coach Jürgen Klinsmann.
"They were very, very professional in the way they kept playing and keeping the rhythm up," wrote the former Premier League club Tottenham striker in his newsletter column for Britain's BBC.
“It's just a big boost of energy for the group and the camaraderie.
I was extremely satisfied.« Vice-European champions England clearly won their opening game against Iran 6:2 on Monday and, above all, impressed offensively.
Klinsmann wrote that England "absolutely have a chance of winning this thing".
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