The Oranje Squad for the matches against France and England  March 2016
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
van Aanholt, Patrick John Miguel	29 August 1990	25	LB	Sunderland AFC, England	3	0
	van Aanholt drafted into the squad on 21 March as a replacement for Pieters.
Afellay, Ibrahim	2 April 1986	29	M	Stoke City FC, England	52	7
	Afellay recalled into the squad on 21 March as a replacement for Propper, after being dropped from the provisional.
Bazoer, Riechedly	12 October 1996	19	CM	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	2	0
Blind, Daley	9 March 1990	26	M	Manchester United FC, England	35	2
Bruma, Jeffrey Kevin van Homoet	13 November 1991	24	CD	Philips Sport Vereniging	15	1
Cillessen, Jasper	22 April 1989	25	G	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	27	0
	Cillessen withdrew from the squad on 27 March after breaking his nose.
Clasie, Jordy	27 June 1991	24	M	Southampton FC, England	14	0
Depay, Memphis	13 February 1994	22	F	Manchester United FC, England	22	3
van Dijk, Virgil	8 July 1991	24	CD	Southampton FC, England	4	0
Dijks, Mitchell	9 February 1993	23	D	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	0	0
	Dijks withdrew from the provisional squad because of injury.
van Ginkel, Wulfert Cornelius	1 December 1992	23	M	Philips Sport Vereniging, on loan from Chelsea FC, England	2	0
	van Ginkel called into the squad on 27 March as replacement for Klaassen.
Huntelaar, Dirk Jan Klass	12 August 1983	32	F	FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Germany	76	42
Janmaat, Daryl	22 July 1989	26	RB	Newcastle United FC, England	27	0
	Janmaat withdrew from the squad on 20 March because of injury.
Janssen, Vincent	15 June 1994	21	F	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	1	0
de Jong, Luuk	27 August 1990 in Aigle Switzerland	25	F	Philips Sport Vereniging	10	2
Karsdorp, Rick	11 February 1995	21	RB	Feyenoord Rotterdam	0	0
	Karsdorp drafted into the squad on 20 March as a replacement for Janmaat.
Klaassen, Davy	21 February 1993	23	AM	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	5	1
	Klaassen withdrew from the squad on 27 March after injuring knee.
Letschert, Timo	25 May 1993	22	CD	FC Utrecht	0	0
Locadia, Jurgen	7 November 1993	22	F	Philips Sport Vereniging	0	0
	Locadia withdrew from the squad on 20 March because of injury.
Narsingh, Luciano	13 September 1990	25	F	Philips Sport Vereniging	15	3
Pieters, Erik	7 August 1988	27	LB	Stoke City FC, England	18	0
	Pieters withdrew from the squad on 20 March because of injury.
Promes, Quincy Anton	4 January 1992	24	F	FC Spartak Moskva, Russia	8	0
Pröpper, David Petrus Wenceslaus Henri	2 September 1991	24	M	Philips Sport Vereniging	1	0
	Pröpper withdrew from the squad on 21 March because of a foot injury.
Robben, Arjen	23 January 1984	32	F	FC Bayern München, Germany	88	30
	Robben withdrew from the provisional squad because of injury.
Sneijder, Wesley	9 June 1984	31	M	Galatasaray SK, Turkey	121	29
	Sneijder withdrew from the squad on 26 March because of a hamstring injury.
Veltman, Joel	15 January 1992	24	CD	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax	9	0
Vermeer, Kenneth Harold	10 January 1986	29	G	Feyenoord Rotterdam	5	0
Vlaar, Ron Peter	16 February 1985	31	CD	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	32	1
	Vlaar withdrew from the squad on 20 March because of injury.
Vorm, Michel Armand	20 October 1983	32	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	15	0
	Vorm called into the squad on 27 March as replacement for Cillessen.
Wijnaldum, Georgino Gregion Emile	11 November 1990	25	M	Newcastle United FC, England	26	4
Willems, Jetro	30 March 1994	21	LB	Philips Sport Vereniging	17	0
Zoet, Jeroen	6 January 1991	25	G	Philips Sport Vereniging	2	0

Squad details correct up to and including Netherland's match against France on 25 March 2016.
Tallies taken from KNVB

Diary

Wednesday, 9 March 2016 - Danny Blind names a provisional squad for the upcoming friendlies against France and England. Included in the squad for the first time are Utrecht centre back Timo Letschert, Ajax left back Mitchell Dijks, and AZ striker Vincent Janssen, who has been firing on all cylinders this season. PSV midfielder Davy Propper also receives a deserved recall, but their are no places for Anwar El Ghazi, Leroy Fer, Bruno Martins Indi or former captain Robin van Persie.

Friday, 18 March 2016 - Danny Blind has confirmed his 25-man squad, the notable absentees are Stoke City's Ibrahaim Afellay and Ajax's Mitchell Dijks, who are both suffering with injuries. Captain Arjen Robben is left out because of a thigh injury.
The squad includes seven players that play their football in the Premiership.

Sunday, 20 March 2016 - Daryl Janmaat, Jurgen Locadia, Erik Pieters and Ron Vlaar have all withdrawn from the squad because of injuries. Danny Blind has called in Feyenoord's Karsdorp, who is uncapped.

Monday, 21 March 2016 - Danny Blind calls up Ibrahaim Afellay and van Aanholt to the squad as the Dutch suffer another withdrawal. Davy Propper will have to wait a little longer for his second appearance because of a foot injury.

Thursday, 24 March 2016 - On the day the world mourns the death of the greatester Dutch player, Johan Cryuff, it is announced that tomorrow's friendly against France will be halted after fourteen minutes, and then a minute's silence will be observed. Both teams will also wear black armbands in tribute. The 68-year old, who was taken by lung cancer, was a former player and coach of the Dutch national team and he wore the number 14 shirt.

Friday, 25 March 2016 - Netherlands fail to beat France, and they also lose captain Wesley Sneijder to injury, being replaced in the first half. Despite a comeback from the Dutch, it is the French that come away victorious.

Saturday, 26 March 2016 - Wesley Sneijder was withdrawn from the squad to face England, following an injury that forced his substitution in last nights match.

Sunday, 27 March 2017 - Goalkeeper Jesper Cillessen is the latest withdrawal from the Dutch squad after breaking his nose in training. This was soon followed by the withdrawal of Davy Klaassen, who injured his knee. Coach Danny Blind as called up replacements Tottenham's Michael Vorm and PSV's Marco van Ginkel. The 22-man squad will travel to London tomorrow.

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