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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Frenkie de Jong makes harsh admission despite Netherlands' World Cup win over Senegal

Frenkie De Jong claims he was "sloppy" in an "average" Netherlands performance despite their World Cup win.

The Dutch begun their tournament with three points against Senegal, who were tipped to rival them for top spot in the group. Cody Gakpo opened the scoring late on after what was a less than thrilling encounter that lacked quality. Davy Klaassen made the game safe late on.

Louis van Gaal's side are back at a World Cup for the first time in eight years having missed out in 2018. The Netherlands are not the force of old and De Jong, who will have to perform if his country are to make an impression in Qatar, claimed he and his side were below par.

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