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Article: This time, Van der Sar doesn't want to let his last chance slip away
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- June 9, 2006
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RAF CASERT, AP Sports Writer
AP Worldstream
06-09-2006
Dateline: FREIBURG, Netherlands
Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is getting a second chance.
He intends to grab it with both hands.
The last time the Manchester United goalkeeper was on a World Cup field, he was choking back tears after he failed to stop any of Brazil's penalties in a shootout to get into the 1998 final against France.
On Sunday, he will be walking onto the Leipzig field as captain, intent on making the Dutch debut against Serbia-Montenegro better than his last World Cup match.
The challenge though, will be all the tougher.
"The team from 1998 was good. It was the best team I played with for the Netherlands," he ...