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Injury hell for Netherlands as ANOTHER key player is ruled out of Euro 2024 less than 24 hours after cruel Frenkie de Jong blow

The Chelsea loanee is all set to travel to Germany with the Dutch squad for the upcoming European Championships as he has been named as a replacement for Barcelona star De Jong in the team by manager Ronaldo Koeman, according to <a href="https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/koeman-haalt-maatsen-bij-selectie-na-blessure-frenkie-de-jong" target="_blank">VI</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

De Jong has remained out of action since April - except for a 45-minute cameo in El Clasico - due to an ankle injury that he suffered during Barcelona's goalless draw against Athletic Club in early March. Despite his knock, Koeman had named the midfielder in the Netherlands roster in the hope that he would recover before the tournament kicks off. However, the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/netherlands-frenkie-de-jong-ruled-out-euro-2024-injury/blt2d2aa25891a433cb" target="_blank">player himself confirmed on social media</a> on Monday that he will no longer take part in the continental competition.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A day after De Jong was ruled out of the Euros, the Netherlands squad have been rocked with yet another injury blow as the Oranje officially confirmed that Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners will miss the tournament due to an injury that he suffered during the team's friendly against Iceland on Monday.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Teun Koopmeiners misses EURO 2024. 😔 The midfielder won't be able to participate after he injured himself during the warm-up of the match against Iceland yesterday. We're thinking of you, Teun. 🧡<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NothingLikeOranje?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NothingLikeOranje</a> <a href="https://t.co/AhhvDe1Bgf">pic.twitter.com/AhhvDe1Bgf</a>— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) <a href="https://twitter.com/OnsOranje/status/1800461982656844166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
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DID YOU KNOW?

Ronald Koeman's side netted eight goals in the two friendly matches they played this month against Canada and Iceland respectively. Now a confident Dutch side will begin their Euro journey on Sunday against Poland.

WHAT NEXT FOR NETHERLANDS?

Injury hell for Netherlands as ANOTHER key player is ruled out of Euro 2024 less than 24 hours after cruel Frenkie de Jong blow | Goal.com

Ronald Koeman has named Ian Maatsen as replacement for injured Frenkie De Jong in the Netherlands squad for Euro 2024.