Dutch hit the beach, then down to work in Rio

By Mike Corder

Published June 6, 2014 8:49pm ET

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Dutch hit the beach, then down to work in Rio — Louis van Gaal, coach of the Netherlands soccer team, center, watches his team during a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 6, 2014. The Netherlands plays in group B of the 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) | Wong Maye-E

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Netherlands players did what many visitors do when they first arrive in Rio — hit the beach. Then, it was down to business as the 2010 World Cup runners-up began preparations for a campaign to finally win the trophy their country craves.

After arriving in Rio on a red-eye flight early Friday, Louis van Gaal’s 23-man squad went to its hotel on the swanky Ipanema beach and almost immediately crossed the busy street to freshen up with a walk in the sand.

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