Marco Van Basten, selectionerul Olandei, a anuntat lotul de 23 de jucatori pentru turneul final din vara. Dintre cei 24 de fotbalisti avuti in pregatire, Van Basten a renuntat la Khalid Boulahrouz, fundasul lui FC Sevilla, care fusese chemat in urma cu o saptamana deoarece Melchiot si Ooijer aveau usoare accidentari, insa cei doi se vor recupera la timp pentru EURO, si duelurile cu Italia, Franta si Romania.
Lotul olandez:
Portari: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Henk Timmer (Feyenoord)
Fundasi: Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa), Tim de Cler (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Ajax Amsterdam), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg SV), Mario Melchiot (Wigan Athletic), Andre Ooijer
(Blackburn Rovers)
Mijlocasi: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Orlando Engelaar (Twente Enschede), Nigel de Jong (Hamburg SV), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg SV), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ Alkmaar)
Atacanti: Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax Amsterdam), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic Glasgow).
