The Netherland named their final 2010 World Cup roster on Thursday, with Orlando Engelaar, Vurnon Anita, Ron Vlaar and Jermain Lens missing the final, 23-man team.
Netherlands Names Final 2010 World Cup Roster
Engelaar’s omission was the most notable by Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk, with the PSV Eindhoven central midfielder having played a major role at the 2008 European Championships. Engelaar has since moved back to the Eredivisie from the German Bundesliga and has seen him time in the Oranje’s starting XI taken by Nigel de Jong. Now, Engelaar finds himself out-of-the-team entirely.
Netherlands Final World Cup Squad
Goalkeepers
Sander Boschker (FC Twente)
Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax)
Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht)
Defenders
Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart)
Edson Braafheid (Celtic)
John Heitinga (Everton)
Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg)
Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven)
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord)
Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax)
Midfielders
Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven)
Nigel de Jong (Manchester City)
Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax)
Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar)
Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan)
Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich)
Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid)
Forwards
Ryan Babel (Liverpool)
Eljero Elia (Hamburg)
Klaas Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan)
Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
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