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Netherlands announce final 23-man squad for Euro 2012

Netherlands have named the 23-man squad that will travel to Poland and Ukraine for this summer's European Championship.

Coach Bert van Marwijk had initially selected a provisional group of 36 players, before trimming nine men on the grounds of the form they had showed according to the former Feyenoord boss last Tuesday.

However, he has now announced his final squad to represent the Oranje at Euro 2012, which includes the omissions of Ajax duo Vurnon Anita and Siem de Jong, AZ starlet Adam Maher and PSV attacker Jeremain Lens.

Only Luciano Narsingh and Jetro Willems have had no previous international experience in the Netherlands set-up, with Van Marwijk opting to keep the fulcrum of the side intact.

Netherlands have been drawn in the Euro 2012 Group B, together with Germany, Denmark and Portugal, before facing friendly opposition in the form of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Northern Ireland.

NameClub
Goalkeepers: 
Tim KrulNewcastle
Maarten StekelenburgRoma
Michel VormSwansea
Defenders: 
Khalid BoulahrouzStuttgart
Wilfred BoumaPSV
John HeitingaEverton
Joris MathijsenMalaga
Gregory van der WielAjax
Ron VlaarFeyenoord
Jetro WillemsPSV
Midfielders: 
Ibrahim AfellayBarcelona
Mark van BommelAC Milan
Nigel de JongMan City
Stijn SchaarsSporting
Wesley SneijderInter
Kevin StrootmanPSV
Rafael van der VaartTottenham
Attackers: 
Klaas Jan HuntelaarSchalke
Luuk de JongTwente
Dirk KuytLiverpool
Luciano NarsinghHeerenveen
Robin van PersieArsenal
Arjen RobbenBayern















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