The Oranje Squad to face England  February 2012
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Anita, Vurnon San Benito	4 April 1989	22	D	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax NV	3	0
	Vurnon Anita was omitted from the final squad on 24 February 2011.
van Bommel, Mark Peter Gertuda Andreas	22 April 1977	34	M	AC Milan SpA, Italy	73	10
Boulahrouz, Khalid  خالد بُلحروز	28 December 1981	30	D	VfB Stuttgart 1893 eV, Germany	34	0
Bruma, Jeffrey Kevin van Homoet	13 November 1991	20	D	Hamburger SV eV, Germany, on loan from Chelsea FC, England	4	0
Emanuelson, Urby Vitorrio Diego	16 June 1986	25	D/M	AC Milan SpA, Italy	14	0
Heitinga, John Gijsbert Alan	15 November 1983	28	D	Everton FC, England	74	7
Huntelaar, Klaas-Jan	12 August 1983	28	F	FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 eV, Germany	49	30
John, Ola	19 May 1992	19	F	FC Twente 1965	0	0
de Jong, Luuk	27 August 1990	21	F	FC Twente 1965	6	1
de Jong, Nigel	30 November 1984	27	M	Manchester City FC, England	56	1
Krul, Timothy Michael	3 April 1988	23	G	Newcastle United FC, England	2	1 GA
Kuijt, Dirk	22 July 1980	31	F	Liverpool FC, England	84	24
Lens, Jeremain	24 November 1987	24	F	Philips SV, NV	4	1
	Jeremain Lens was omitted from the final squad on 24 February 2011.
Maher, Adam	20 July 1993	18	M	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	0	0
	Adam Maher was omitted from the final squad on 24 February 2011.
Mathijsen, Joris	5 April 1980	31	D	Málaga CF SAD, Spain	78	3
Narsingh, Luciano	13 September 1990	21	F	SC Heerenveen	0	0
van Persie, Robin	6 August 1983	28	F	Arsenal FC, England	61	25
Pieters, Erik	7 August 1988	23	D	Philips SV, NV	14	0
Robben, Arjen	23 January 1984	28	F	FC Bayern München eV, Germany	53	15
Schaars, Stefanus Johannes	11 January 1984	28	M	Sporting Clube de Portugal, Portugal	15	0
Sneijder, Wesley	9 June 1984	27	M	FC Internazionale Milano SpA, Italy	80	23
Stekelenburg, Maarten	22 September 1982	29	G	AS Roma SpA, Italy	44	27 GA
Strootman, Kevin	13 February 1990	22	M	Philips SV, NV	10	1
van der Vaart, Rafael Ferdinand	11 February 1983	29	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	93	17
Vlaar, Ron Peter	16 February 1985	27	D	Feyenoord Rotterdam	4	0
Vorm, Michel	20 October 1983	28	G	Swansea City FC, England	9	8 GA
Wijnaldum, Georgino Gregion Emile	11 November 1990	21	M	Philips SV, NV	2	1

Squad details correct up to and including Netherland's match against Germany on 15 November 2011.
Tallies taken from voetbalstats.nl

Diary

Thursday, 16 February 2012 - Bert van Marwijk has called up 27 players for the preliminary squad.  The definitive Dutch squad will be announced on Friday 24 February.

Friday, 24 February 2012 - Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder were named in the final Netherlands squad of 24 for next week's friendly against England with coach Bert van Marwijk hoping they would recover their form by training and playing with the others.  Robben and Sneijder are both misfiring at their clubs, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan respectively, and while neither are guaranteed to start the game, Van Marwijk believes they will benefit from just being part of the squad.  The two played key roles in the Netherlands run to the World Cup final in 2010 and both had fine seasons leading up to that tournament when Inter faced Bayern in the Champions League final a few weeks before the World Cup started. 

Van Marwijk invited wingers Ola John and Luciano Narsingh for the first time, while left back Erik Pieters is making a comeback after being sidelined for months.  Van Marwijk also included Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rafael van der Vaart with the player now back to full fitness after missing the last three games with a calf injury. 

The match against England, which was postponed in August last year due to the riots in London, will be the last friendly for the Dutch before they start their warm-up programme for Euro 2012, where they face Denmark, Germany and Portugal.

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