Dutch trio of Cillessen, Klaassen, Sneijder out against England


London, Mar 28 (IANS): The Netherlands will take on England in an international football friendly match without the injured trio of Jasper Cillessen, Wesley Sneijder and Davy Klaassen, the Dutch football association (KNVB) has announced.

The team will travel to London late on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.

Sneijder suffered a hamstring injury on Friday against France in Amsterdam in a 2-3 loss, while goalkeeper Cillessen broke his nose during a training session on Sunday after a clash with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Ajax midfielder Klaassen has knee problems. Dutch head coach Danny Blind called up Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Michel Vorm and PSV midfielder Marco van Ginkel as replacements.

The Netherlands are already without injured captain Arjen Robben on Tuesday at Wembley stadium. Under head coach Blind the Dutch team lost four of its last six matches.

  

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