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The players have known this since Thursday evening, but the general public will not be informed until Friday afternoon of the 23 names who will go to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next month. And that led to selection stress in some cases of doubt.
She had no sleepless nights, says Wieke Kaptein. But FC Twente’s top talent, 17, is feeling the tension ahead of the conversation over whether or not she will go to the World Cup. “Maybe it’s even worse than a final exam. Of course, this is all a bonus for me, but I want to be there.”
At the edge of a lake in Horst in Limburg, Orange has been preparing for the World Cup calmly in recent days. Meanwhile, the tension was palpable in the selection’s questionable cases, around nine in total. Their adventure in the World Cup could well end at the end of the week.
Romée Leuchter (Ajax), Alieke Tuin (Fortuna Sittard), Kika van Es (PSV) and Tiny Hoekstra (Ajax) now know what it is, even though Van Es joined again on Thursday because Lynn Wilms was not fit enough to play an exhibition match. The four were the hare last week in the first two playoff rounds.
It influenced the atmosphere, recently confided Katja Snoeijs LIT. “Each time the girls have to leave, although they have done very well.” That was the downside of Jonker’s choice for a bigger shortlist. He did this to give four players a longer vacation after a long season. But there was always a selection stress. Something that, according to Jonker, is part of top sport.
Van de Sanden: “I have the qualities for a World Cup”
The stress must have reached its climax on Thursday evening at the players’ hotel in Horst. Just before dinner, Jonker announced which four players were eliminated for the World Cup. Two of them are still going to reserve on the other side of the world. These names, along with those of the 23 World Cup visitors, will be announced by the KNVB on Friday at 2 p.m.
Just before the bad news, Jonker said he was faced with tough choices, although around eighteen players were certain of a place in the World Cup selection. “They can all play football very well, the differences between them are minimal. A bond has also developed with all these girls. Then I have to say several times: you are not allowed to come. I find it difficult and boring. “
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One of the choices is whether or not Shanice van de Sanden will go to the World Cup. The taste creator of the European Championship won in 2017 returned to Orange this summer after a year’s absence and revived the spirits. She did not feel any selection stress, unlike last year at the European Championships. Then she finally fell.
“I feel like I’ve given away my business card,” the Liverpool striker said confidently on Thursday after the exhibition match against the Netherlands U19 (4-1). “I’m in great shape and I know I can upset a defence. I’m happy to have shown it. I have the qualities to be at a World Cup.”
De voorlopige WK-selectie van Oranje:
- Keepers (4): Daphne van Domselaar (FC Twente), Lize Kop (Ajax), Barbara Lorsheijd (ADO Den Haag), Jacintha Weimar (Feyenoord)
- Verdedigers (9): Esmee Brugts (PSV), Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City), Caitlin Dijkstra (FC Twente), Merel van Dongen (Atlético Madrid), Kika van Es (PSV), Stefanie van der Gragt (Internazionale), Dominique Janssen (VfL Wolfsburg), Aniek Nouwen (AC Milan), Lynn Wilms (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Middenvelders (7): Jill Baijings (Bayer Leverkusen), Daniëlle van de Donk (Olympique Lyonnais), Damaris Egurrola (Olympique Lyonnais), Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain), Wieke Kaptein (FC Twente), Jill Roord (VfL Wolfsburg), Sherida Spitse (Ajax)
- Aanvallers (7): Lineth Beerensteyn (Juventus), Renate Jansen (FC Twente), Fenna Kalma (FC Twente), Lieke Martens (Paris Saint-Germain), Victoria Pelova (Arsenal), Shanice van de Sanden (Liverpool), Katja Snoeijs (Everton)
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