Only two Eredivisie players in Dutch World Cup squad of surprises

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27 May 2026 • 11:20 PM MYT
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Ajax veteran forward Wout Weghorst and PSV Eindhoven's Guus Til were the only Netherlands-based players named on Wednesday in the Dutch squad for the World Cup.

Stefan de Vrij, Jeremie Frimpong and Kees Smit were left out and West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville was among the surprise names given the London team's relegation.

Coach Ronald Koeman has picked 15 players from the Premier League in his 26-man party.

Two warm-ups against Algeria and Uzbekistan are scheduled before the Kansas City-based Oranje take on Japan, Sweden and Tunisia at the World Cup in North America from June 14.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen), Robin Roefs (Sunderland), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders/Forwards: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), Memphis Depay (Corinthians), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool)
Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus), Noa Lang (Galatasaray), Donyell Malen (Roma),
Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City), Marten de Roon (Atalanta),
Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United), Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven)
Quinten Timber (Olympique Marseille), Wout Weghorst (Ajax), Mats Wieffer (Brighton & Hove Albion)