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Dutch No Polar 'Play Beautiful'

CAPE TOWN - The Netherlands captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst said his team did not need to play football 'beautiful' semi-final against Uruguay at the party, Tuesday.

According to their arrival in South Africa is to win the World Cup, a title they never get over this.

Unlike teams like Argentina and Brazil, or even Germany that strengthened the young players, the Dutch style not appear unsightly.

But Van Bronckhorst said that more important to achieve the goal they won the first World Cup for his country, are impressed with the games 'Orange Team' but eventually eliminated.

"Many teams in this tournament was to say we have not played beautiful football, but we have done well in the group phase," said the veteran players and Feyenoord star.

"Every game, you want to play well. But the most important thing now is that we won the game. In the past, we have started well and then lose, this time we get closer and full of confidence."

"Of course, we want to win with beautiful football, but more importantly we won the game. This team always wanted to play good football, but sometimes it is not possible," he asserted. (AFP)