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Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been dominated out of the European Championship after failing to recuperate from an ankle harm, dealing a blow to the staff’s probabilities.
The Dutch soccer affiliation introduced that the Barcelona star wouldn’t be accessible for Euro 2024 in Germany after Ronald Koeman’s staff beat Iceland 4-0 in its last warmup.
De Jong watched from the bench on Monday in Rotterdam.
“He received’t be match sufficient to play at this stage for the following three weeks,” Koeman mentioned, noting that “there’s no level holding him with us.”
De Jong’s hopes of taking part in had been dashed when checks “confirmed that the ankle is just not but sufficiently resilient,” Netherlands officers mentioned in a press release.
Koeman will resolve later whether or not to name up a substitute. AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders performed in midfield in De Jong’s absence on Monday.
One other midfielder, Teun Koopmeiners, was injured whereas warming up for the Iceland match and was additionally doubtful for the event.
Koeman mentioned they had been ready for check outcomes anticipated on Tuesday, however he added, “I’ve a nasty feeling.”
The Netherlands, the 1988 European champion, performs Poland in its first Group D match on Sunday in Hamburg earlier than taking over World Cup runner-up France and finishing the group stage in opposition to Austria.
Poland strikers Robert Lewandowski and Karol Swiderski had been doubtful for Euro 2024 after they had been injured as Poland beat Turkey 2-1 in a warmup on Monday.