Holland coach Marco van Basten insists the row between Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie is a media beat-up.
Chelsea's Robben scored in Sunday's 1-0 win over Serbia but was accused of being selfish by Arsenal's Van Persie.
But Van Basten claimed: "The players have a lot of trust and confidence in each other to take into the Ivory Coast game.
"The relationship between Robben and Van Persie only becomes dangerous when it becomes an issue in the media.
"I have discussed the situation between them and we have mentioned it to the whole group. It is not an issue now.
"It just happened that a lot of balls were crossed in from the right to the left. Arjen Robben did very good work with the ball. Maybe the players realised that during the game.
"Arjen was feeling good and he wanted the ball more and more. It is just coincidence. Next time it could all come from Robin's side."
Van Basten backed Ruud van Nistelrooy to bounce back from a disappointing opening display against the Serbs.
He said: "Sometimes you play badly, sometimes you play well. It is nothing special. I still have total confidence in his ability."
Chelsea's Robben scored in Sunday's 1-0 win over Serbia but was accused of being selfish by Arsenal's Van Persie.
But Van Basten claimed: "The players have a lot of trust and confidence in each other to take into the Ivory Coast game.
"The relationship between Robben and Van Persie only becomes dangerous when it becomes an issue in the media.
"I have discussed the situation between them and we have mentioned it to the whole group. It is not an issue now.
"It just happened that a lot of balls were crossed in from the right to the left. Arjen Robben did very good work with the ball. Maybe the players realised that during the game.
"Arjen was feeling good and he wanted the ball more and more. It is just coincidence. Next time it could all come from Robin's side."
Van Basten backed Ruud van Nistelrooy to bounce back from a disappointing opening display against the Serbs.
He said: "Sometimes you play badly, sometimes you play well. It is nothing special. I still have total confidence in his ability."
