Tomasson reflects on pain of Denmark exit
Reuters - Friday 25 June 2010, 11:36
RUSTENBURG - Denmark's Jon Dahl
Tomasson's final World Cup finals appearance proved more bitter
than sweet as he equalled a scoring record but suffered an
injury and saw his country crash out with a 3-1 defeat to Japan.
The 33-year-old strained a thigh muscle in striking a late
spot-kick which was saved but bounced back for him to score a
52nd goal which levels Poul Nielsen's record tally for the
national team.
"It was impossible to score the penalty because I strained
my thigh when I fired and I can assure you it is tough to score
with a strained thigh," the skipper told Reuters.
"Beforehand we expected to survive this group, although they
were all opponents you can lose to.
"This was my last World Cup for sure. Maybe I will play
another Euro (in 2012) but I also have to be realistic.
"We have several over 30 players but also five under 23, so
this squad was the right mix, but it didn't work out."
He made his debut in 1997 for Denmark and scored four in
their 2002 World Cup campaign before losing in the second round
to England having helped knock out then holders France.
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