AMSTERDAM: The former Manchester United striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy would not be playing for Netherlands in the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup as the team is training for the biggest tournament without the veteran striker.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy misses out on South African ticket
Van Nistelrooy had retired from international soccer after Euro 2008 campaign but then made himself available for the country, but coach Bert van Marwijk had other plans.
The Dutch coach has also decided against calling up players who would play in the Champions League final on May 22nd which means Bayern Munich duo Arjen Robben and Mark van Bommel as well as Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder won’t be part of the Duth squad as well. Marwijk would meet the squad next week to take stock of the training.
The Netherlands are placed in the Group E with Denmark, Japan and Cameroon and the 30-man squad would be announced on May 11.
The squad training at present includes Sander Boschker (FC Twente), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse), Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht); Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord); Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Otman Bakkal (PSV Eindhoven), Edson Braafheid (Celtic), Wout Brama (FC Twente), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax), Orlando Engelaar (PSV Eindhoven), John Heitinga (Everton), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar); Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Eljero Elia (Hamburg), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Jeremain Lens (AZ Alkmaar).
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