{
  "id": 19238201,
  "title": "Netherlands lose Van Dijk, Brobbey for Nations League games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/netherlands-lose-van-dijk-brobbey-for-nations-league-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T22:50:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/11/10/netherlands-lose-van-dijk-brobbey-for-nations-league-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Virgil van Dijk and Brian Brobbey have withdrawn from the Netherlands squad for their upcoming Nations League games, according to the Dutch Football Association (KNVB). Van Dijk, the Netherlands captain, made his 100th cap appearance in a 2-1 win over Serbia in early October, but is currently unfit. Brobbey, who played for Sunderland in a 1-0 win over Chelsea, also suffered an injury and missed the subsequent matches against Germany and Greece. No replacements have been called up, leaving the Netherlands squad with only 23 players. The Dutch are set to play Greece in Amsterdam on Friday and then travel to Berlin for a match against Germany on Monday.",
  "summary": "Team captain Virgil van Dijk was deemed unfit despite featuring in Liverpool's 3-1 win at Crystal Palace, having played every Premier League minute this season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}