 Hasselbaink came to the attention of Netherlands manager Guus Hiddink whilst playing in England for Leeds United , and made his international debut on 27 May 1998 in a 0 – 0 draw in a friendly with Cameroon at the GelreDome in Arnhem ; he came on as a 61st @-@ minute substitute for Marc Overmars . On 1 June he scored his first goal in a 5 – 1 friendly victory over Paraguay , and a few days later scored his second goal in another 5 – 1 friendly victory over Nigeria . He was part of the Dutch squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France , as back @-@ up to established international strikers Patrick Kluivert , Dennis Bergkamp and Pierre van Hooijdonk and wingers Boudewijn Zenden and Marc Overmars . With other strikers not fully fit , Hasselbaink started the opening game against Belgium at the Stade de France , but missed a scoring opportunity in the 0 – 0 draw and was taken off for Bergkamp after 65 minutes . Kluivert was sent off in the match but Bergkamp was played as the only striker in the next game against South Korea , and van Hooijdonk was taken off the bench to replace him . In the third group game against Mexico at the Stade Geoffroy @-@ Guichard Hasselbaink came on for Bergkamp after 78 minutes , which was to be his last appearance at the tournament as Kluivert returned from suspension to leave Hasselbaink as Hiddink 's fourth choice forward ; Netherlands ended the tournament in fourth place . 
