Netherlands team news: Sepp van den Berg gets first Dutch call-up, replaces Virgil van Dijk
FILE PHOTO: Defender Sepp van den Berg (left), 24, is in his third season at Premier League club Brentford. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
FILE PHOTO: Defender Sepp van den Berg (left), 24, is in his third season at Premier League club Brentford. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Netherlands has called up uncapped defender Sepp van den Berg to its squad for its Nations League matches against Greece and Germany, the Dutch football association said on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old, who is in his third season at Brentford, replaces captain Virgil van Dijk, who withdrew from the squad on Monday.
Van Dijk played in Liverpool’s 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, keeping up his record of playing every minute in the Premier League this season, but a KNVB statement said he was not fit for the two internationals.
Striker Brian Brobbey, who played for Sunderland in its 1-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday, also withdrew on Monday.
The Dutch host Greece in a top-of-the-table Group A2 clash in Amsterdam on Friday before meeting Germany in Berlin on Monday.
Netherlands has collected eight points from its first four matches and a win on Friday would send it into the quarterfinals.
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