The Dutch are still upset about their final group match with Mexico when they fell from near-perfect to abysmal in the last quarter and threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2.

Their hope now is that they can turn the episode to their advantage by taking it as a timely lesson in the importance of staying focused. ``Mexico has taught us we must keep pressing and not lose our concentration,'' said coach Guus Hiddink.

The Yugoslavs also surrendered a two goal advantage but in quite different circumstances. They led 2-0 against Germany before their defence gave way under much heavier firepower than the Dutch faced last week.

The real problems came instead in the other group games, limp 1-0 winsover Iran and the United States. The players insist they simply lost interest against the pool's weaker teams. Against the Dutch, motivation will not be a problem.

``We'll play a man's game until the final whistle. We save our best performances for the best teams,'' said defender Zejlk Petrovic. Tomorrow marks the possible return of Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert after a two-match ban for striking Belgian defender Staelens. ``I'm looking forward to the next match and not thinking of the past, but I'm not assuming I'll play on Monday,'' Kluivert said. He knows that Phillip Cocu, who filled in against South Korea and Mexico, has performed so well the Yugoslavs name him as one of the two players they fear the most. The other is winger Marc Overmars.

With Dennis Bergkamp still not hundred per cent fit, the most likely outcome is that Kluivert will appear late in the game as Bergkamp fades.Yugoslavia, meanwhile, have a number of doubts. The main ones concern the fitness of Real Madrid striker Predrag Mijatovicand key mid-fielder Dragan Stojkovic, but reports from the Yugoslav camp suggest both are fit enough to play.

AC Milan mid-fielder Dejan Savicevic also appears to have recovered from his knee injury and his reluctance to test it. He played 30 minutes against the US, his first football for two months and could come on again to take on the Dutch.

The starting team will offer a wealth of talent Hiddink admires. ``I know a number of their players, a couple personally. They are technically very good and tactically cunning, but what struck me against Germany was their compactness. It's an occasion for us to be super-concentrated,'' he added.