The Oranje Squad for the match against England  February 2005
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
van Bommel, Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas	22 April 1977	27	M	Philips Sport Vereniging, NV	30	7
Boulahrouz, Khalid  خالد بُلحروز	28 December 1981	23	D	Hamburger SV, Germany	3	0
Bouma, Wilfried	15 June 1978	26	D	Philips Sport Vereniging, NV	18	1
van Bronckhorst, Giovanni Christiaan	5 February 1975	29	D	Barcelona FC, Spain	45	3
Castelen, Romeo	3 May 1983 born in Suriname	21	F	Feyenoord Rotterdam	4	0
Heitinga, John Gijsbert Alan	15 November 1983	21	M	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	12	1
de Jong, Nigel	30 November 1984	20	D	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	5	0
Kromkamp, Jan	17 August 1980	24	D	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	1	0
Kuijt, Dirk	22 July  1980	24	F	Feyenoord Rotterdam	5	1
Landzaat, Denny Domingoes	6 May 1976	28	M	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	10	1
Makaay, Rudolphus Antonious	9 March 1975	29	F	FC Bayern München, Germany	41	6
Mathijsen, Joris	5 April 1980	24	D	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	1	0
Melchiot, Mario Deno Patrik	4 November 1976	28	D	Birmingham City FC, England	12	0
Sneijder, Wesley	9 June 1984	20	M	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	17	5
	Wesley Sneijder withdrew from the squad on 8 February due to a hamstring injury.
Timmer, Hendrik	3 December 1971	33	G	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	0	0
van der Sar, Edwin	29 October 1970	34	G	Fulham FC, England	95	0
van der Vaart, Rafael Ferdinand	11 February 1983	21	M	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	26	4
Yıldırım, Uğur	8 May 1982	22	F	SC Heerenveen	0	0

Squad details correct up to and including Netherland's match against Andorra on 17 November 2004.

Diary

Friday, 4 February 2005 - Marco van Basten has named two English based players in the Netherlands squad to face England at Villa Park on Wednesday.  Fulham's Edwin van der Sar and Birmingham's Mario Melchiot will both take on England next week.  Mark van Bommel of PSV Eindhoven and former Arsenal star Giovanni van Bronckhorst have been called up by the Dutch boss, while forwards Dirk Kuijt and Roy Makaay have also been included.  There are also some unfamiliar names included by van Basten, and David Beckham could be in for some competition in the free kick stakes after Ugur Yildirim was named for the first time.  Yildirim, who has Turkish parents and only pledged his loyalty to the Netherlands this month, recently won the World free-kick Championships in Marbella - easily beating French star Zinedine Zidane amongst a host of other world-wide names.  He is almost certain to feature in the game at some point, as van Basten will want to ensure the Heerenveen forward is no longer eligible for Turkey.

Tuesday, 8 February 2005 - Young Ajax-star Wesley Sneijder has been ruled out of Netherlands' clash with the English in Birmingham.  The offensive midfielder picked up a hamstring injury during the first practice session. Van Basten has not called a replacement for the player who featured most in Netherlands' first six matches under Van Basten.

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