Denmark might be sitting pretty atop Group B with Germany but they know they must improve significantly to make a prolonged impact on Euro 2012.

You could sense before the game that there was concern in the Dutch camp.

The Netherlands 0 Denmark 1

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk wants to concentrate on football matters after claims of racism against some of his players overshadowed his team’s build up to their Euro 2012 opener against Denmark.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk and captain Mark van Bommel last night refused to dwell on the racist abuse allegedly suffered by black members of the squad during a training session in Krakow.

Anything but a victory over Denmark would be a minor disaster for the Netherlands tomorrow.

UEFA had “no plans” today to launch an investigation into allegations Holland’s black players were racially abused during a training session in Krakow.

Johan Cruyff wasn’t impressed by the Champions League final. For him there was no glory in Chelsea’s heroic defending and improbable success.

Wesley Sneijder believes reaching the Euro 2012 final is the minimum requirement for Holland this summer.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk has extended his contract by another four years and will now guide Oranje through to the 2016 European Championship finals.

Bert van Marwijk is close to agreeing a new deal which will see him remain as Holland coach until the 2016 European Championship, according to his agent.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk is hopeful that Robin van Persie will be fit for Arsenal duty this weekend after suffering an injury on international duty on Tuesday night.

ARSENE WENGER has challenged Manuel Almunia to prove he is still the Arsenal number one.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk fears Dirk Kuyt could face a lengthy spell on the sidelines after picking up an ankle injury in the 4-1 win over Sweden.

Nigel de Jong’s controversial axing from the Dutch national squad could be a legacy from the World Cup final, according to PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor.

Ukraine 1 Holland 1

The wife of English referee Howard Webb said she had “every confidence” in her husband after he set a new World Cup final record by handing out 14 yellow cards and one red as Spain clinched their first victory in the global showpiece.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk has taken inspiration from former Dutch greats but insists comparisons cannot be drawn between his World Cup finalists and the ‘total football’ legends of the past.

ENGLAND’S World Cup quest may have been disappointingly brief, but the Premier League can still enjoy some reflected glory from the Netherlands’ charge to the semi-finals.

URUGUAY are warming to their role as the World Cup’s pantomime villains ahead of today’s semi-final against the Netherlands (kick-off 7:30pm), despite suggestions that Oscar Tabarez’s side could face a frosty reception from fans in Cape Town.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk is predicting a battle royal against the “fighters” of Uruguay in Tuesday’s semi-final but believes his Dutch players have added some steel to their renowned brand of attractive football.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk was today going back to the drawing board as he prepared his team for their World Cup semi-final clash with Uruguay.

THE SMALL margins? As Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk admitted his side could have been out of yesterday’s World Cup quarter final to Brazil after the first 15 minutes, his opposite number Dunga was out of work wondering where it all went wrong.

Bert van Marwijk insists teams like Holland and Brazil have had no choice but to curb their attacking instincts in the search for World Cup glory.

GIOVANNI van Bronckhorst has warned Brazil that the Netherlands are ready to break their World Cup stranglehold over them.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk has demanded unity among his World Cup players after Robin van Persie’s angry outburst at being substituted in the 2-1 defeat of Slovakia threatened to derail preparations for its quarter-final against Brazil.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk yesterday played down striker Robin van Persie’s petulant reaction to being substituted during his side’s 2-1 win over Slovakia.

HOLLAND coach Bert Van Marwijk is expecting an improved performance from his players when they take on Slovakia this afternoon in the last 16.

Cameroon 1 Holland 2

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk accepts his squad “do not have to be friends” but insists they must respect each other.

Holland boss Bert van Marwijk will let Arjen Robben make his own judgment over his fitness this week.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk expects a more aggressive Japan than the last time the sides met in a friendly last year.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk concedes there are “no secrets” between his team and opening World Cup opponents Denmark ahead of their clash in Johannesburg today.

Holland winger Arjen Robben is to rejoin the Dutch squad tomorrow, two days before their World Cup opener against Denmark.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk admitted today that he is very concerned about the hamstring injury picked up by Arjen Robben in today’s World Cup warm-up victory over Hungary.

Orlando Engelaar was one of four players to miss out as Holland boss Bert van Marwijk made the final cut to his 23-man World Cup squad today.

Hamburg striker Ruud van Nistelrooy feels his international career is over after he was left out of the Holland squad for the World Cup.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s international career appears to be over after the veteran striker missed out on Bert van Marwijk’s 30-man preliminary World Cup squad today.

ARSENE WENGER insists Arsenal should not be “ashamed” by their efforts this season – whatever the outcome of the Premier League title race.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk claims Robin van Persie could be back in action at the start of April after receiving a positive update on the Arsenal forward’s recovery from an ankle injury.

Holland boss Bert van Marwijk has revealed he tried to lure Edwin van der Sar out of international retirement for a second time.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has withdrawn from the Holland squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Iceland.

Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink has pulled out of the Holland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Norway, the Dutch football association have confirmed.

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has made a surprise return to the Holland squad.