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The final composition of the Dutch national team for the upcoming European Championship has been announced. From the previously announced list by coach Bert van Marwijk, Vurnon Anita, Siem de Jong, Adam Maher, and Jeremain Lens have been removed. In the European Championship, the Netherlands will compete in Group B alongside Denmark, Portugal, and Germany. Their first match will be against Denmark on June 9. Composition of the Dutch national team: Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg ("Roma"), Michel Vorm ("Swansea"), Tim Krul ("Newcastle"); Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz ("Stuttgart"), John Heitinga ("Everton"), Joris Mathijsen ("Malaga"), Ron Vlaar ("Feyenoord"), Wilfred Bouma (PSV), Gregory van der Wiel ("Ajax"), Jetro Willems (PSV); Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay ("Barcelona"), Mark van Bommel ("Milan"/PSV), Nigel de Jong ("Man City"), Stijn Schaars (Lisbon's "Sporting"), Wesley Sneijder ("Inter"), Kevin Strootman (PSV), Rafael van der Vaart ("Tottenham"); Forwards: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ("Schalke"), Luuk de Jong ("Twente"), Dirk Kuyt ("Liverpool"), Luciano Narsingh ("Heerenveen"), Robin van Persie ("Arsenal"), Arjen Robben ("Bayern").
