Teammate Leonardo said: "It was a surprise to go behind after two
minutes. It was a very difficult match. Maintaining concentration was very
important. We didn't play a great match.
"It's really the football of today. They are all difficult games even
if people always expect a spectacular match from us. Easy games don't exist
anymore."
Denmark coach Bo Johansson said Brazil had played very well and his
side had almost matched them.
"They played fantastically; we played just as well as the best team
in the world," Johansson said. "That's a compliment and it bodes well for
the future.
"We can be proud of our contribution but we should also be a bit
disappointed because we didn't win and our players are good enough to
win.
"It was a great game and as we said before we were not afraid of
Brazil even knowing they are world-class players. To the end we tried to
beat them and I wonder if any team would have come closer. The way we tried
to perform was fantastic."
Incidentally, Denmark's Michael Laudrup has played his last World Cup
match. The midfielder announced before the Cup that he would retire after
the tournament.
"We had a very good World Cup. It's a pity to see a world-class
player like Michael Laudrup stop playing," Johansson said.
HREF="/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/teams/netherlands">Netherlands
, however. The back picked up a yellow card for the second match
running.
