Overview
- Timber withdrew with a persistent foot injury and will miss World Cup qualifiers against Malta on 9 October and Finland on 12 October.
- National coach Ronald Koeman called up Juventus midfielder Teun Koopmeiners to replace the Feyenoord player.
- Timber had already missed Feyenoord’s recent matches against FC Utrecht and Aston Villa because of the injury.
- He will remain in Rotterdam to focus on recovery after attending a previous national-team camp with a minor issue.
- Timber has seven Netherlands caps, and Koopmeiners returns after being in the last squad without playing.