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Bad news in the Dutch national team camp - just a few days before the start of the World Cup, three important players suffered injuries. In addition to Rafael van der Vaart, who was already nursing an injury, after the friendly match against the Australian national team on Sunday, Philip Cocu, Wesley Sneijder, and Giovanni van Bronckhorst also joined the list of injured players.
Although it was just a friendly match, the Australian players played tough and three Dutch national team players did not finish the game. P.Cocu and G.Van Bronckhorst suffered injuries after rough play from opponents - Cocu, playing as a midfielder, suffered a thigh injury, while Gio injured his ankle. However, the injuries are not very serious and it is expected that the players will recover in time for the first match of the Dutch national team on June 11 against the Serbia and Montenegro national team.
The situation is more serious for W.Sneijder, who was unable to leave the field on his own and had to be carried off on a stretcher. It is reported that the player is forced to hobble, and his injured ankle is bandaged. It should be clear soon how long the player will be unable to play.
After the match, G.Van Bronckhorst was very angry at the rough play of his opponent L.Wilkshire, who received a second yellow card and was sent off the field after a foul against the Dutch defender.
"I did not expect such play from him. I don't think he played the ball. Fortunately, my injury is not serious, but if I had suffered a serious injury, I would miss the World Cup. It would be very unfortunate if it happened during a friendly match." - Gio reassured himself.
"We knew that Australian players play tough football, which is one of their advantages, but I think sometimes their play was too rough."
With just five days left until the first match, Dutch national team coach M.Van Basten has a serious headache as four key players of his team are now injured. It is worth noting that in the group stage, the Dutch national team will compete against players from Serbia and Montenegro, Argentina, and Ivory Coast.
