South Africa-Denmark - Ph. Troussier: "I think we can still be in the race"

18.06.98 20h30 CET

Philippe TROUSSIER

If the main objective is to score goals, I'm not satisfied. But if we look at the way the team played, I think that they met my expectations. We cannot compare the two matches because the French team was really better. Today, we had more space to play and our game was better. The first 20 minutes were very hard for us because we were not in the game, but in the last 45 minutes we really wanted to win the game, and I saw a really good South African team and we were much better. Many things have happened during this game and the scenario changed a lot, but the expulsion of Alfred PHIRI (8) was unfortunate because it came at a crucial moment in the game, there was a lot of pressure. We are very confident for the next match against SAUDI ARABIA. If FRANCE beat DENMARK 2 - 0, and if we beat SAUDI ARABIA 2 - 0, I think we can still be in the race.