At a glance

World Cup quarterfinals:

Tomorrow: 4am, Croatia v Brazil; 8am, Netherlands v Argentina

Sunday: 4am, Morocco v Portgual; 8am, England v France.

you can get a good feeling and to keep fighting for a place in that squad,’’ Noppert said. ‘‘It’s not

easy to not play games and to keep the 100% focus.’’

The Netherlands has the distinction of playing in the most World Cup finals without winning, a wound in the psyche of the Dutch fan base. ‘‘We can become world champions — not that we will become world champions,’’ Van Gaal said. ‘‘We can become world champions.’’