Netherlands vs. Yugoslavia

SITE: Le Municipal Stadium, Toulouse

TIME: Noon. TV: Channel 34, ESPN. RADIO: KWKW (1330, Spanish).

* ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS: If this is “Clockwork Orange,” the spring must be winding down. The Dutch, masters of fast, creative, attacking, innovative, fill-in-the-adjective football, have not lived up to expectations in France, apart from a brief spell against South Korea. Allowing Mexico to come back from a 2-0 deficit is another sign that all is not well in Coach Guus Hiddink’s team. “Mexico has taught us that we must keep pressing and not lose our concentration,” said Hiddink, who has dropped midfielder Wim Jonk in favor of Clarence Seedorf and will not start striker Patrick Kluivert.

* ABOUT YUGOSLAVIA: With only a 60-minute spell of brilliance against Germany to their credit, the Yugoslavs also need to raise their game considerably if they want to get past the Dutch and compete with the likes of Brazil and Argentina. Naturally offensive-minded, they are being curbed by their coach. “The best form of attack is defense, and we’ll try to put that into action tomorrow,” Slobodan Santrac said Sunday. Striker Pedrag Mijatovic has been declared fit after injury, but Darko Kovacevic will remain sidelined because of injury.

* OUTLOOK: “They are technically very good and tactically cunning, but what struck me against Germany was their compactness,” Hiddink said of Yugoslavia. “The Dutch are very strong, probably among the best three or four teams at this World Cup,” said Yugoslav defender Zeljko Petrovic. “They are strong and disciplined and they have a great collective spirit. It’s a great pity that one of two such great teams is going to have to go home after this game.” Sorry, no guesses here who it might be.