Key players of the Dutch national football team, Frenkie de Jong and Teun Koopmeiners, will miss EURO 2024 due to injuries.
De Jong, a midfielder for Barcelona, will miss the tournament due to a persistent ankle problem that prevented him from recovering in time for the championship. Teun Koopmeiners, who plays for the Italian club Atalanta, suffered a muscle injury during warm-up before a friendly match against Iceland and is also forced to miss the tournament.
Despite being included in the preliminary squad, Dutch national team coach Ronald Koeman decided not to risk their health and excluded both from the final list of players for EURO 2024. These losses are a significant blow to the team, which is also missing several other key players due to various injuries.
Thus, the Dutch national team will have to find new tactical solutions and replacements to compensate for the absence of their two leading midfielders in the upcoming tournament.
Frenkie de Jong and Teun Koopmeiners were crucial players for Ronald Koeman's team, but in their absence, leadership in the midfield should be taken up by Tijjani Reijnders, Joey Veerman, and the veteran Georginio Wijnaldum.
Dutch National Team Squad for EURO 2024:
Goalkeepers:
- Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord)
- Mark Flekken (Brentford)
- Bart Verbruggen (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders:
- Nathan Ake (Manchester City)
- Daley Blind (Girona)
- Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan)
- Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord)
- Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan)
- Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich)
- Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Midfielders:
- Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool)
- Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan)
- Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven)
- Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig)
- Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven)
- Georginio Wijnaldum (Al Ettifaq)
Forwards:
- Steven Bergwijn (Ajax)
- Brian Brobbey (Ajax)
- Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid)
- Cody Gakpo (Liverpool)
- Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund)
- Wout Weghorst (Hoffenheim)
(*-players who will miss the tournament due to injuries).
