Friday, 5 August 2011

Inter's Wesley Sneijder and Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben make Netherlands squad for England friendly


The Dutch coach has called up most of his biggest stars for the upcoming friendly, but Barcelona's Ibrahim Afellay and Ajax's Theo Janssen miss out.



Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has announced his 22-man squad for the upcoming international friendly against England. The match will be played on Wednesday, Aug. 10.

Van Marwijk hasn't included Ajax midfielder Theo Janssen, Sporting Lisbon's Stijn Schaars and Feyenoord defender Ron Vlaar in his squad, while Barcelona's Ibrahim Afellay is unavailable due to injury.

Star players Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Robin van Persie all received a call for the match at Wembley.

Goalkeepers Maarten Stekelenburg and Michel Vorm return to the squad after missing the Dutch squad's South American trip earlier this summer.

PSV midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum is the only player in the squad without any caps, although the former Feyenoord ace did receive a previous call-up.

Goalkeepers: Tim Krul (Newcastle United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma), Michel Vorm (Utrecht)

Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Edson Braafheid (Hoffenheim), Jeffrey Bruma (Hamburg), John Heitinga (Everton), Erik Pieters (PSV), Joris Mathijsen (Malaga)

Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (AC Milan), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Hedwiges Maduro (Valencia), Wesley Sneijder (Inter), Kevin Strootman (PSV), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV)

Attackers: Eljero Elia (Hamburg), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), Luuk de Jong (Twente), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)

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