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DOHA : The absence of Sadio Mane does not mean the Netherlands are going to underestimate African champions Senegal when the two sides clash in their World Cup Group A opener in Doha on Monday, Dutch defender Nathan Ake said on Friday.
Cillessen, 33, whom pundits say recently moved from Valencia to NEC Nijmegen to improve his chances of selection, was dropped in favour of Feyenoord's Justin Bijlow, Ajax's Remko Pasveer and the surprise inclusion of Heeenveen's Andries Noppert, the Dutch Royal Football Federation announced in a statement.
AMSTERDAM : Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal included injured Barcelona forward Memphis Depay and uncapped teenager Xavi Simons in his 26-man squad for the World Cup, but left out veteran goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen.
Veteran Goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was a surprise omission from the Netherlands' World Cup squad announced by coach Louis van Gaal on Friday.
Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund both progressed to the Champions League knockout stage after a largely uneventful 0-0 draw at Signal Iduna Park.
AMSTERDAM: Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Friday (Oct 21) sprung some surprises as he named a 39-man preliminary squad for the World Cup in Qatar next month.
AMSTERDAM : Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Friday sprung some surprises as he named a 39-man preliminary squad for the World Cup in Qatar next month.
Former Arsenal striker and football pundit Ian Wright has told Pep Guardiola that Manchester City's defence isn't good enough for his team to play so offensively against elite opposition.