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·6 September 2025

He's off again! Barça star leaves his national team

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In the World Cup qualifier on Thursday, the Dutch had to settle for a draw against Poland. The next match is on Sunday against Lithuania. However, one Oranje star will not be participating.

As announced by the Dutch Football Association late Friday evening, Frenkie de Jong left early. The Barça star is "not fit enough" to play in Lithuania.

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National coach Ronald Koeman is not nominating a replacement player, so the squad now consists of 24 players.

The midfielder now has time to recover before the home game against Valencia (Sunday, September 14).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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