Louis van Gaal explained the World Cup selection of the Dutch national team on Friday afternoon at the press conference in Zeist. The national coach of the Dutch initially did not want to discuss why and why not select certain players, but eventually let a few things go. “I don’t know if you see matches, but Jasper Cillessen has not been in shape in recent weeks,” said Van Gaal, among other things. “I think the World Cup is now and not in five weeks.”
The full squad of the Dutch for the World Cup:
Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Andries Noppert (Sc Heerenveen) and Remko Pasveer (Ajax).
Defenders: Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Ajax), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United), Jurriën Timber (Ajax) and Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
Midfielders: Steven Berghuis (Ajax), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Xavi Simons (PSV), Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners and Marten de Roon (both Atalanta).
Attackers: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Memphis Depay (Barcelona), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Noa Lang (Club Brugge), Wout Weghorst (Besiktas).