• Bert van Marwijk announces 36-man party
• Squad to be cut by 13 before 29 May
The Holland coach, Bert van Marwijk, has named a preliminary 36-man training squad on Monday for their pre-Euro 2012 camp that starts next week.
Van Marwijk will trim his squad to 27 players after a two-day training camp in Hoenderloo on 14 and 15 May before discarding four more players on 29 May for their final two friendlies against Slovakia and Northern Ireland.
Erik Pieters, the PSV left-back and Van Marwijk's first choice for the role, was named in the initial party on Monday morning but had to withdraw two hours later after tests revealed he would not recover from a foot injury in time. He has been replaced by Vitesse's uncapped Alexander Büttner.
The biggest surprise in the squad is the selection of Jasper Cillessen, Ajax's second-choice goalkeeper, while the club's No1, Kenneth Vermeer, has not made the cut.
Provisional Holland squad for Euro 2012
Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma), Tim Krul (Newcastle United), Michel Vorm (Swansea City), Erwin Mulder (Feyenoord), Jasper Cillissen (Ajax); Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Wilfred Bouma (PSV), Urby Emanuelson (Milan), John Heitinga (Everton), Hedwiges Maduro (Valencia) Joris Mathijsen (Malaga), Alexander Büttner (Vitesse), Nick Viergever (AZ), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Jetro Willems (PSV); Ibrahim Afellay (Barcelona), Mark van Bommel (Milan), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Adam Maher (AZ), Stijn Schaars (Sporting), Wesley Sneijder (Internazionale), Kevin Strootman (PSV), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV); Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), Ola John, Luuk de Jong (both Twente), Siem de Jong (Ajax), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Jeremain Lens (PSV), Luciano Narsingh (Heerenveen), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich). Read More
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