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Image: Kuyt & Van Persie: Vital components

No less than five Premier League players have been named in Bert van Marwijk's latest Holland squad.

Oranje squad announced ahead of qualifiers

No less than five Premier League players have been named in Bert van Marwijk's latest Holland squad. Liverpool attacking duo Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel will report for international duty alongside Arsenal's Robin van Persie, Manchester City's Nigel de Jong and Blackburn's Andre Ooijer later this month. Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink is also included in the squad and could line up against several of his Celtic team-mates when the Oranje host Scotland in their crunch World Cup Qualifier on March 28th. The campaign then continues just three days later when the Amsterdam Arena plays host to Macedonia. Squad in full: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Henk Timmer (Feyenoord), Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht); Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Edson Braafheid, Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Atletico Madrid), Dirk Marcellis (PSV Eindhoven), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax); Ibrahim Afellay (PSV), Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Orlando Engelaar (FC Schalke 04), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars, Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ); Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Real Madrid), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic).

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