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Russia's Dutch coach Guus Hiddink says he wants to be the traitor of the year in the Netherlands and see Russia knock his countrymen out of Euro 2008 in Saturday's quarter-final.

"I want to be the traitor of the year in Holland, because if I am the traitor of the year back home, it will have meant we won the game," joked Hiddink, who coached Holland between 1994-98.

"I don't know the words to the Russian national anthem, but I like the melody, so I will mime along.

"If I am going to be a traitor, I might as well do it properly."

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Dutch coach of the Russian national football team Guus Hiddink (R) gestures during a training session on June 20, 2008 in Basel, on the eve of the Euro 2008 football championships quarter-final match Russia vs Netherlands . AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI