Preliminary Oranje selection

Marco van Basten and John van ‘t Schip released the names for the preliminary group for the EC qualifiers against Rumania and Slovenia.
Both Denny Landzaat and Ibrahim Afellay aren’t on the list due to injuries.

The team managers picked 25 players. On October 5 the final group will be made public for the 13 October match cs Rumania (away) and the 17 October match against Slovenia (Eindhoven).

The preliminary group:

Goal: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Henk Timmer (Feyenoord) and Boy Waterman (AZ).
Defense: Khalid Boulahrouz (Sevilla), Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa), André Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers), Tim de Cler (Feyenoord), Urby Emanuelson, John Heitinga (Ajax), Kew Jaliens (AZ), Joris Mathijsen (HSV) and Mario Melchiot (Wigan Athletic).
Midfield: Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Nigel de Jong, Rafael van der Vaart (HSV), Hedwiges Maduro (Ajax), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid) and Demy de Zeeuw (AZ).
Attack: Ryan Babel, Dirk Kuijt (Liverpool), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben and Ruud van Nistelrooij (Real Madrid).