In addition, Louis van Gaal has made a spot for Ajax midfielder Kenneth Taylor for the first time, while Vincent Janssen is preferred over Brian Brobbey. Jordy Clasie, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Pascal Struijk and Joey Veerman have also dropped out compared to the pre-selection.
“For us, this is the last opportunity to see the boys at work before we have to announce our World Cup selection,” said national coach Van Gaal. “As I’ve said before, the preparation time for this World Cup is extremely short, so I have to make good use of all the available time.”
The Orange squad will play against Poland in Warsaw on Thursday and will close the group stage of the Nations League against Belgium three days later in Amsterdam. Van Gaal’s team leads in group 4 of the A-division with 10 points from four games. Belgium has 7 points, Poland 4 and Wales only 1 point.