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Edwin Gears Up For Group Of Death

Every World Cup must have its group of death, and this time it is definitely Group C: Argentina, Holland, Serbia & Montenegro and the Ivory Coast. And while Edwin van der Sar, United's Dutch goalkeeper, is relaxed about his side's chances, he's honest enough to admit that it's far from an ideal scenario.
"To be honest, we weren't too pleased when the draw came out!" he laughs. "We would have preferred to be in a different group because ours is a tough one with four strong teams, but that's life.
"It's important to get off to a good start and it would be great to get up and running with three points against Serbia & Montenegro in our first game.”
But Edwin is confident that an unusually tight-knit Holland squad - the coach Marco van Basten has completely eradicated the infighting of old – can do well.
"You always have to go into a tournament believing you can win," he says.
"The atmosphere in the squad is very good. It’s all about trying to get everything to click into place during the first couple of weeks, and seeing how you go from there.”
So what would being part of the first Holland team to win a World Cup mean to Edwin? “I would give back all the honours I’ve won during my club career in exchange for winning the World Cup,” he says.
“That’s how much it means to me. I’ve won the Champions League and a few other prizes but I would happily swap them all for a World Cup medal.”

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