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Persie overlooked as Netherlands launch comeback
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 [August 18, 2016]
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Netherlands
coach Danny Blind has overlooked record goalscorer Robin van Persie
in his latest preliminary 36-man squad as the national side aim to
make amends for their failed Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
Netherlands host Greece in a friendly on Sep. 1 in Eindhoven and
meet Sweden in Stockholm five days later in their first World Cup
qualifier. They finished fourth in their European Championship
qualifying group, missing out on the continental showpiece in
France.
Van Persie, the 33-year-old Galatasaray striker, who has scored a
record 50 goals in 101 internationals, has again been overlooked,
while PSV Eindhoven midfielder Jorrit Hendrix has received a first
callup.
 
Uncapped quartet Mitchell Dijks, Rick Karsdorp, Timo Letschert and
Bart Ramselaar, who secured a move to PSV from Utrecht on Thursday,
have also been included by Blind, who lost assistant coach Dick
Advocaat on Monday when the 68-year-old unexpectedly quit his post
to become manager of Turkey's Fenerbahce.
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Preliminary Netherlands squad: Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Jeroen Zoet
(PSV), Michel Vorm (Tottenham), Maarten Stekelenburg (Everton),
Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland), Daley Blind (Manchester United),
Jeffrey Bruma (Wolfsburg), Virgil van Dijk (Southampton), Mitchell
Dijks (Ajax), Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United), Rick Karsdorp
(Feyenoord), Timo Letschert (Sassuolo), Jairo Riedewald (Ajax),
Kenny Tete (Ajax), Joel Veltman (Ajax), Ron Vlaar (AZ), Jetro
Willems (PSV), Riechedly Bazoer (Ajax), Jordy Clasie(Southampton),
Jorrit Hendrix (PSV), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Davy Propper (PSV), Bart
Ramselaar (FC Utrecht), Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray), Kevin
Strootman (AS Roma), Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord), Georginio Wijnaldum
(Liverpool), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord), Memphis Depay (Manchester
United), Bas Dost (Wolfsburg), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04),
Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Jurgen
Locadia (PSV), Luciano Narsingh (PSV), Quincy Promes (Spartak
Moskow). (Reporting by Ed Dove; editing by Clare Lovell)
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