Holland in same lineup against Cameroon

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

The Dutch national football team will start the game against Cameroon on Thursday night in Capetown in the same lineup as they did in the first two group games.

Bondscoach Bert van Marwijk didn't allow any journalists at the training session on Tuesday morning. He did put in a training match between the team that started against Denmark and Japan and the reserves.

Rafael van der Vaart appeared recovered from a light neck injury that made him finish training early on Sunday. Arjen Robben and Eljero Elia played with the reserves. Robben might get his first minutes on the team as a substitute on Thursday though.

Holland only need one point against Cameroon to clinch first spot in Group E.

Van Marwijk indicated on Saturday, straight after the game against Japan (1-0) he would play his strongest lineup against Cameroon. He said he wanted to let his players play in the strongest lineup as much as possible. Two years ago Marco van Basten rested some of his key players in the third group game against Romania, after Holland had won the first two games as well. Holland then went on to lose the quarterfinal against Russia.

Nigel de Jong, Robin van Persie and Gregory van der Wiel are the three players who can not take a yellow card until the quarterfinals. They'll be suspended if they get another yellow card. After the quarterfinals all players start again with a clean sheet.

The team will fly to Capetown tonight. On Wednesday they will train in the beautiful Green Point Stadium at 20h15.

Holland's lineup against Cameroon: Stekelenburg; Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen and Van Bronckhorst; Van Bommel en De Jong; Kuyt, Sneijder and Van der Vaart; Van Persie