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Boulahrouz, De Jong and Heitinga return
to Dutch squad
Friday 14 November 2008
Bondscoach Bert van Marwijk
has named 19 players for a friendly Holland play against
Sweden next Wednesday in Amsterdam.
Back on the list are Nigel de Jong,
Khalid Boulahrouz and John Heitinga, who had missed
the last games due to injuries.
Dirk Marcellis and Michel Vorm,
who were first selected last month are also part of
the squad again.
Arjen Robben, Klaas Jan Huntelaar
and goal keeper Maarten Stekelenburg are absent due
to injuries.
For the last two World Cup qualifiers
Stekelenburg was replaced by the retired Edwin van der
Sar, but this time it's Henk Timmer (Feyenoord) and
Michel Vorm (Utrecht) battling for the place in goal.
It's remarkable that with Dirk
Kuyt, Ryan Babel and Robin van Persie the team only
contains three forwards.
The squad:
Goal keepers: Henk Timmer (Feyenoord), Michel Vorm (FC
Utrecht)
Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB
Stuttgart), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Tim
de Cler (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Atlético
Madrid), Dirk Marcellis (PSV), Joris Mathijsen (HSV),
André Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers)
Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV),
Mark van Bommel (Bayern München), Orlando Engelaar
(Schalke'04), Nigel de Jong (HSV), Wesley Sneijder (Real
Madrid), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Demy de
Zeeuw (AZ)
Forwards: Ryan Babel (Liverpool),
Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
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