Van Basten drops three players for Slovenia match

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-03-26 08:53

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, March 25 - Netherlands coach Marco van Basten has dropped defenders Kew Jaliens and Tim de Cler and midfielder Denny Landzaat from his squad for the Euro 2008 Group G qualifier away to Slovenia on Wednesday.

The KNVB said on Sunday that the Dutch will travel to Slovenia with three goalkeepers as Edwin van der Sar returns from injury while the other two, Maarten Stekelenburg and Henk Timmer, remain in the group.

Jaliens and Landzaat were in action on Saturday during the disappointing 0-0 home against Romania in Rotterdam.

The Dutch are top in Group G with 11 points after five matches, three points ahead of Bulgaria and Romania, who both have a game in hand.




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