Out for De Jong – Wijnaldum with a special message

Luuk de Jong had to leave the training camp in Zeist, the Dutch association announced on Wednesday. The attacker from Sevilla FC suffered an inner ligament injury during training on Tuesday, which made further appearances impossible.

Bond coach Frank de Boer only has 24 players available. Shortly before the start of the tournament, Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek had to miss the game due to an injury. Subsequent nominations are now no longer possible. Two important players, Virgil van Dijk and goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, had already had to pass. The Netherlands finished first in Group C ahead of Austria. The Elftal will face one of the four best third-placed teams in their round of XNUMX in Budapest on Sunday. Captain Wijnaldum with a special gesture Georginio Wijnaldum wants to make a special statement in the European Championship round of 16 in Budapest on Sunday with an armband and the imprint “One Love”. The future PSG player and the Dutch national football team want to campaign against exclusion. “We are against any form of exclusion and discrimination. In this way, we hope to support anyone who feels discriminated against anywhere in the world,” said Wijnaldum. Wants to lead by example: Georginio Wijnaldum. © APA/afp / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

Last year, the Elftal wore warm-up shirts with the inscription “One Love” before a friendly in Spain. The logo was also emblazoned on the shirts at the World Cup qualifiers in March. The background to the action in Budapest in particular is a law that restricts the information rights of young people with regard to homosexuality and transsexuality in Hungary and was approved by the Hungarian Parliament last week. The law is considered a particular concern of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

National goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had also worn a rainbow armband on his arm in the German national team's two games so far. The plan to have the stadium in Munich lit up in rainbow colors before Germany's game against Hungary on Wednesday evening, was rejected by UEFA on Tuesday.

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Out for De Jong – Wijnaldum with a special message

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