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Van Dijk and Brobbey ruled out for Xavi's Netherlands
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Van Dijk and Brobbey ruled out for Netherlands' final Nations League qualifiers against Greece and Germany.
The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) announced that Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Sunderland forward Brian Brobbey have been withdrawn from the Netherlands squad due to fitness issues ahead of the final two UEFA Nations League group-stage matches.
Van Dijk played in Liverpool's 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday but the KNVB deemed him unfit to continue. Brobbey featured in Sunderland's 1-0 victory over Chelsea the same day but is also unavailable. Brobbey had previously suffered an injury in September's 1-1 draw with Germany, forcing him off after 30 minutes, and missed subsequent matches against Serbia and Greece.
Netherlands manager Xavi Hernández has not called up replacements. The Dutch lead Group A2 with 8 points, level with Greece, ahead of Friday's match in Amsterdam and Monday's trip to Berlin. Germany, now managed by Jürgen Klopp, has 5 points; Serbia remains pointless.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at mundodeportivo.com. Reporting and images belong to the source.
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