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Captain Virgil van Dijk leads a World Cup roster for the Netherlands that features 15 gamers from the Premier League.
Head coach Ronald Koeman named his 26-man roster on Wednesday for a Dutch squad at the moment ranked No. 7 on the planet.
The 34-year-old van Dijk is a center-back and captain at Liverpool, which additionally has midfielder Ryan Gravenberch and ahead Cody Gakpo on the roster for this summer time’s event in North America. Liverpool’s Jeremie Frimpong was among the many notable omissions after an injury-plagued membership marketing campaign.
Other gamers making the roster from England’s high flight embrace defender Jurrien Timber from champion Arsenal and defender Nathan Ake and midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from runner-up Manchester City.
Forward Memphis Depay, 32, the Netherlands’ all-time main scorer with 55 targets, will compete in his third World Cup.
The Dutch have by no means gained a World Cup, dropping within the remaining in 1974, 1978 and 2010.
The Netherlands are in Group F together with Japan, Sweden and Tunisia. The Oranje open towards Japan on June 14 in Arlington, Texas, earlier than dealing with Sweden on June 20 in Houston and Tunisia on June 25 in Kansas City.
NETHERLANDS WORLD CUP ROSTER
Goalkeepers: Bart Verbruggen (Brighton), Robin Roefs (Sunderland), Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen).
Defenders: Jurrien Timber (Arsenal), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton).
Midfielders: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Quinten Timber (Marseille), Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven), Mats Wieffer (Brighton).
Forwards: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), Memphis Depay (Corinthians), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), Noa Lang (Galatasaray), Donyell Malen (Roma), Crysencio Summerville (West Ham), Wout Weghorst (Ajax).
–Field Level Media