Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has the significance of winning their opening game in Group E after his team will play Denmark 2-0 Soccer City said on Monday.
Netherlands celebrate their second goal
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The Dutch fought first clear openings in Johannesburg to create, but a second half own goal from Simon Poulsen and a late Dirk Kuyt effort was welcome for the Orange team to Denmark organized.
"I thought the first game for a long, long time," said Van Marwijk. "I have always said that this was the most important game because a good start for a World Cup is so important.
"It is always a difficult game. Today, as you could see there was some" tension with the players. 'Was difficult, but we won, what is most important. "
"In the past, I think we were the favorites, so you know, you go to a very defensive opponent's face. This means that your accumulation, you can not afford to fail many, but we played well, we did not give away too many chances and all players should be commended for that.
"I think we have a pretty good impression and we never panicked - not just for a moment. Finally, we have really happy with this win."
Compared Morten Olsen paid homage to the Dutch conceded, however, that things would be different if she had not a goal conceded so early in the second half.
Olsen said: "It was a deserved win, I think. The Dutch team is perhaps not the favorite, but certainly an outsider to win in the World Cup.
"It could have been different if we are not the thing that happened a few seconds of rest, but this is to decide the nature of things, the football matches - the first goal, and we do know that
"Obviously now, the Dutch were able, they really liked. Would you enjoyed the second half much more than that is safe."
But he paid tribute to his team and said: "What I would say, my team is in a good performance. We are well positioned in the area were in the first half, not so much in the second half."
Olsen showed his choice of field Nicklas Bendtner, less than 24 hours passed after the striker "can not play" because of an injury.
He said: "We had to take some risk in this game and I was not bluffing when I said Nicklas Bendtner was not to play against. He did not play. Then yesterday we had new injuries Jon Dahl Tomasson, Daniel Jensen. We had the same number of offensive players, so we had the risk-taking. "
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