Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has called up Lutsharel Geertruida, Mats Wieffer and Bart Verbruggen for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar later this month.
The trio on Friday received their first call-up for the Oranje, who will visit France on March 24 in Paris and host Gibraltar on March 27 in Rotterdam. The 20-year-old Verbruggen became the first-choice goalkeeper of Belgian side Anderlecht this season, while 22-year-old defender Geertruida developed into a key player in Dutch league leaders Feyenoord. The 23-year-old midfielder Wieffer only gained a regular starting place in Feyenoord since the winter break.
It is the first squad in the second term of Koeman as Netherlands coach, and the first selection of the Dutch national team since the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual world champions Argentina after a penalty shootout, a Xinhua report said.
