Soccer: Van Nistelrooy and Hasselbaink get Dutch calls

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have been included in a 19-man Dutch squad for the friendly with England in Amsterdam.

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have been included in a 19-man Dutch squad for the friendly with England in Amsterdam.

New boss Dick Advocaat has included eight British-based players for next Wednesday's clash, which forms an important part of Sven Goran Eriksson's World Cup build-up.

Hasselbaink is joined by Chelsea team-mate Mario Melchiot, while Advocaat, who combines his Dutch role with that of director of football at Rangers, has gone back to Ibrox for Ronald de Boer and Fernando Ricksen, as well as Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who moved from Glasgow to Arsenal last summer.

The game also gives England a chance to gain revenge for the 2-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of a Dutch side who have failed to qualify for the World Cup at White Hart Lane last August.

"England will get the best out of my players on Wednesday," said Advocaat.

"When we beat them in August the excuse was that England did not play their best team and that they had played without commitment.

"With the World Cup coming on and the recent defeat in the back of their head I am sure the England players are keen to show what they are really capable of.

"There is no doubt that the Dutch players are eager to show that they can still perform well even though they are not involved in the World Cup."

So far 40,000 tickets have been snapped up for the match in the Amsterdam Arena, with 8000 of those were sold through the English FA to registered England supporters.

Dutch squad: Oscar Moens (AZ Alkmaar), Edwin van der Sar (Fulham); Frank de Boer (Barcelona), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Arsenal), Mario Melchiot (Chelsea), Michael Reiziger (Barcelona) Fernando Ricksen (Rangers); Mark van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven), Philip Cocu (Barcelona), George Boateng (Aston Villa), Edgar Davids (Juventus), Ronald de Boer (Rangers), Patrick Paauwe (Feyenoord); Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea), Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona), Roy Makaay (Deportivo La Coruna), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), Marc Overmars (Barcelona), Victor Sikora (Vitesse Arnhem).

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