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Frenkie de Jong: Ecuador draw is a ‘good wake-up call’ for the Netherlands

Frenkie de Jong spoke out about his Netherlands team’s World Cup chances after the Dutch side were held to a 1-1 draw on Friday by Ecuador.

The Dutch side took an early lead through Cody Gakpo but were denied all three points when Enner Valencia equalized.

Louis van Gaal’s side are still in good shape to qualify but De Jong knows they need to improve a lot if they are to go far in the tournament.

“Of the two teams, we have to be the most satisfied with a draw. I think we weren’t good especially on the ball, very sloppy,” he said.