Uncapped goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen has been selected for the Netherlands squad on Monday, May 26, 2025. Bart Verbruggen will drop out of the World Cup qualifiers next month. Scherpen received the Austrian Bundesliga title with Sturm Graz this month and has been called up as injury cover.
The Netherlands will qualify for next year’s World Cup finals against Finland away in Helsinki on June 7, 2025, and then at home to Malta in Groningen on June 10, 2025. The Dutch football association announced the 23-man squad and said “struggling with physical complaints and needed time for the recovery process”.
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Full NETHERLANDS SQUAD For FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers
Goalkeepers:
- Mark Flekken (Brentford),
- Nick Olij (Sparta Rotterdam),
- Kjell Scherpen (Sturm Graz)
Defenders:
- Nathan Ake (Manchester City),
- Stefan de Vrij,
- Denzel Dumfries (both Inter Milan),
- Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen),
- Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig),
- Jorrel Hato (Ajax Amsterdam),
- Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur),
- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool),
- Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton & Hove Albion)
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Midfielders:
- Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool),
- Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona),
- Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth),
- Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven),
- Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan),
- Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig),
- Mats Wieffer (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Forwards:
- Memphis Depay (Corinthians),
- Cody Gakpo (Liverpool),
- Donyell Malen (Aston Villa),
- Wout Weghorst (Ajax Amsterdam).
