ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup The Netherlands will have both goalkeeper Bad Verbruggen and top scorer Memphis Depay ready to play in this match. Team’s World Cup opening game.
Manager Ronald Koeman said on Saturday: Group F match eve In the game against Japan, he made sure his entire team was healthy. That includes Verbruggen and Depay, but the manager was not ready to reveal his starting XI.
After he took over, Verbruggen’s status was called into question. I hurt my back in the collision. He was injured during Monday’s conditioning game against Uzbekistan and was played outside of Wednesday’s practice. However, Koeman said the keeper returned to full training on Friday and Saturday.
Depay is the Netherlands’ all-time leading scorer with 55 goals. I dealt with a thigh injury. He stayed there for a few weeks before playing for Brazilian club Corinthians on May 24th. This was just three days before the 26-man Dutch squad was to be decided. world cup It has been set.
Koeman said Depay has been in good form since the team’s preparations for the tournament began.
“He is an important player and has been for a very long time,” Koeman said through an interpreter. “He is a key person for our success in this World Cup.”
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