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The oldest player in the 24 participating teams is Dutch goalkeeper Stekelenburg. He is now 38 years old, one year older than North Macedonia's Pandev. As "Van der Sar's successor", Stekelenburg has played with the Dutch team in four tournaments, and in 2010, he was the first player to play for the Netherlands.
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on to help the Netherlands finish second.
However, since 2012, Stekelenburg has gradually faded out of the national team. At club level, Stekelenburg moved from Roma to Fulham, but in the
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In 2016, Stekelenburg moved from Fulham to Everton. In four seasons at Everton, Stekelenburg only made 26 appearances, playing only five cup matches in the last three seasons.
For the 37-year-old Stekelenburg, the Everton experience almost declared the end of his professional career. Last season, Stekelenburg picked to return to the Dutch armor Ajax retirement. Coincidentally, Ajax's main goalkeeper Onana was suspended for taking banned substances, and Stekelenburg played 21 games on behalf of the team, conceding only 12 goals and completing 10 shutouts, helping Ajax win the season double.
Stekelenburg's superb form also earned him a call-up to the Dutch national team. In de Boer's program, the main goalkeeper of the Dutch team belonged to Cillessen. But in
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Previously, Cillessen contracted a new crown and regretted falling out of the Dutch team roster. In this case, de Boer picked to trust Stekelenburg, who served as the Dutch team in this year's
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on the starting goalie position.
In the early hours of tomorrow morning, the Netherlands will
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against Ukraine in the group stage. In the pre-match press conference, Netherlands boss de Boer stated, "In the end, it's a feeling. Krul or Stekelenburg, it's a tough pick. I have a lot of respect for Krul, but right now I pick Stekelenburg."
this year
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, the Dutch team was also ill-fated. Van Dyke announced he would not participate due to injury
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, Cillessen was absent from the roster because of the new crown and Drieght was injured in training. In.
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Before the warm-up match, the manager De Boer's 532 formation was questioned by the fans. With all the unfavorable factors, let's wait and see if the Netherlands can get a good start in the World Championship!
