Old hands back in Dutch squad for World Cup qualifiers

Rafael van der Vaart, Nigel de Jong, Gregory van der Wiel and Ibrahim Afellay are back in the Dutch squad for Oranje’s next two World Cup qualification matches.


Oranje coach Louis van Gaal had dropped the four players from the first matches against Turkey and Hungary, saying they were still too unsettled following their transfers to new clubs.
Oranje next meets Andorra at home on October 12, followed by Romania away four days later.
Romania and the Netherlands currently top Group D with six points from two matches.

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