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5 Players Out as Viral Infection Hits Netherlands Squad

Ronald Koeman Netherlands Bart Verbruggen Cody Gakpo Joey Veerman Matthijs de Ligt Sven Botman Bayern Munich Liverpool The Associated Press

Soccer Football - Ronald Koeman is officially presented as national soccer coach of the Dutch national team - KNVB Campus, Zeist, Netherlands - January 23, 2023 New Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman during the presentation REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Five players in the Netherlands squad to face World Cup finalist France in their opening European Championship qualifier have been sent home after contracting a viral infection.

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt along with Sven Botman, Joey Veerman and Bart Verbruggen all left the training camp, the Dutch federation said on Thursday. It did not elaborate on the virus, The Associated Press reported.

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