Overview
- Ronald Koeman published the definitive 26-player squad on Wednesday, May 27, confirming leaders such as Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.
- The list accepts fitness uncertainty for several players — notably Memphis Depay and Jurriën Timber — with Memphis making a club starting appearance in late May that Koeman cited as evidence of improving match fitness.
- Multiple expected names miss out because of injury, including Stefan de Vrij, while Marten de Roon returns after more than two years out and Crysencio Summerville and Robin Roefs join as tournament debutants.
- Koeman and the KNVB chose to name three goalkeepers only, citing the extra cost of bringing a fourth for training and naming Justin Bijlow as a conditional standby who must remain fit.
- Preparation is set: two warm-ups (Algeria on June 3 and Uzbekistan on June 8), a mini-camp in New York and a tournament base in Kansas City, with the KNVB required to submit the final list to FIFA by June 1 and allowed injury replacements up to 24 hours before the first match.