Frenkie de Jong will miss Euro 2024 because of an ankle damage

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***The Netherlands beat Iceland 4-0 of their final preparation match for the European Championship, however suffered a major loss***

Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong was dominated out of the European Championship after failing to get better from an ankle damage, representing a blow to his crew’s aspirations.

The Dutch affiliation introduced that the Barcelona star won’t be obtainable for Euro 2024 in Germany after Ronald Koeman’s crew defeated Iceland 4-0 of their last warm-up match. De Jong watched the match from the sidelines yesterday in Rotterdam.

“He will not be match sufficient to play at this degree for the subsequent three weeks. It is senseless to maintain him with us,” Koeman mentioned.

De Jong’s hopes of taking part in had been dashed when checks “confirmed that the ankle was not but robust sufficient,” the Dutch mentioned in an announcement.

Koeman will determine whether or not to name a substitute. AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders performed in midfield yesterday rather than De Jong.

One other midfielder, Teun Koopmeiners, was injured whereas warming up for the sport in opposition to Iceland and was additionally uncertain for the match. Koeman mentioned that he was ready for the check outcomes scheduled for as we speak.

The 1988 European champions Netherlands play Poland of their first Group D match this Sunday in Hamburg earlier than going through world runners-up France and finishing the group stage in opposition to Austria.

LEWANDOWSKI AND SWIDERSKI IN DOUBT (BOX)

Forwards Robert Lewandowski and Karol Swiderski had been uncertain for the European Championship after they had been injured when Poland beat Turkey 2-1 in a warm-up match yesterday.

Lewandowski arrange Swiderski for the primary objective within the twelfth minute. However Swiderski left the sector shortly after. Lewandowski, the main scorer within the historical past of the Polish nationwide crew, lasted till the thirty second minute, when he was injured and needed to be substituted. The pair of forwards have till Sunday to get better when Poland opens its Euro participation in opposition to the Netherlands.

Turkey will face Georgia of their first group spherical match subsequent Tuesday in Dortmund, whereas Poland will probably be affected by their forwards.