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Article: Football: Van der Meyde has World Cup hopes.(Sport)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2006
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Byline: By IAN DOYLE
ANDY VAN DER MEYDE has joined Everton team-mates Phil Neville and James Beattie in vowing to end the season in style in a bid to earn a place at this summer's World Cup.
The Dutch winger has been sidelined since December with a serious thigh injury, having been forced to wait until October for his debut following a groin injury.
But, as he nears a comeback, the 26-year-old believes he still has enough time to suitably impress Dutch team coach Marco van Basten.
"There are only 11 games before the World Cup but if I play 10 or 11 good games then the coach can still choose me," said van der Meyde.
"In ...