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Holland name provisional squad [Wed Sep 21st, 2005]
Holland coach Marco van Basten has named a 33-man provisional squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Macedonia.
The national team travel to Prague to face the Czechs on October 8 before returning to Amsterdam to play Macedonia in their final Group Eight qualifying game.
Holland are currently top of the standings, four points ahead of the Czech Republic, and only need a draw in Prague to guarantee a place at the finals in Germany next northern summer.
Van Basten will name his final squad on Friday September 30.
Provisional squad:
Henk Timmer (AZ), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Oscar Moens (Willem II), Urby Emanuelson (Ajax), Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa), Tim de Cler, Barry Opdam, Ron Vlaar (both AZ), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Barcelona), Serginho Greene (Feyenoord), Khalid Boulahrouz (Hamburg), Theo Lucius and Andre Ooijer (PSV), Jan Kromkamp (Villarreal), Nigel de Jong, Olaf Lindenbergh, Hedwiges Maduro, Wesley Sneijder (all Ajax), Denny Landzaat (AZ), Mark van Bommel (Barcelona), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg), George Boateng (Middlesborough), Ibrahim Afellay, Phillip Cocu (both PSV), Edgar Davids (Tottenham), Ryan Babel (Ajax), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Roy Makaay (Bayern Munich), Arjen Robben (Chelsea), Romeo Castelen, Dirk Kuyt (both Feyenoord), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (PSV).
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