Dutch coach Frank de Boer announced his squad for Euro 2020 on Wednesday with injured Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk forced to sit out the delayed championships. The influential centre-back, who captains his national side, ruled himself out of contention this month to focus on recovering from the ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee which has kept him sidelined for seven months. 

De Boer was able to include in the 26-man party Daley Blind, the Ajax left-back nursing a recent ankle injury. Ten players from the Dutch league's Eredivisie joined the likes of Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) and Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) from Serie A, Manchester United's Donny van de Beek, Van Dijk's Liverpool teammate, Georginio Wijnaldum, and Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona. Sven Botman, who helped Lille deny Paris Saint-Germain for the French Ligue 1 title, was not included. De Boer's squad leaves for Faro in Portugal on Saturday for a training camp and a friendly with Scotland on June 2.