Van Dijk's 90th-minute equaliser against Germany in November sent the Netherlands through to the semi-finalsLiverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Ajax's Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Daley Blind and Donny van de Beek have been named in the Netherlands' 23-man squad for the Nations League finals. Their squad also includes Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum, Crystal Palace's Patrick van Aanholt, Bournemouth's Nathan Ake and Fulham's Ryan Babel. Ronald Koeman's side play England in the semi-finals in Guimaraes on 6 June. The Netherlands qualified for the last four thanks to a 90th-minute equaliser in their final group game in Germany. The Nations League, which began in September and featured 55 nations in four tiers, provides a second opportunity to qualify for Euro 2020.

Source: BBC May 27, 2019 19:52 UTC