“The preparations for next summer’s World Cup will really start now”, says Jonker. ,,Austria is a serious opponent that slowly but surely finds a connection with the European top and winning twice against Austria is therefore a great goal. Hoekstra makes his debut in the selection. She has been important to Ajax in the past period, has been involved in many goals and then you deserve an invitation.”
Austria is nineteenth in the FIFA world ranking and reached the quarter finals last European Championship, losing 2-0 to finalist Germany.