Netherlands star defender Jurriën Timber has been ruled out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with an ongoing groin injury, the team announced Monday.
The fullback was included in the Dutch roster and final pre-World Cup training camp with the hope of a full recovery; however, he has not progressed quickly enough to be tournament ready and is now set to the leave the training camp after Monday’s friendly against Uzbekistan, which resulted in a 2–1 win. He will be replaced by fellow defender Lutsharel Geertruida, as each nation has up until 24 hours prior to its World Cup opening match to make injury-related swaps.