Netherlands announce EURO 2020 squad

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Netherlands announced their 26-man squad for the EURO 2020 tournament on Wednesday.

The Dutch national football team will play all of their group stage matches in the Netherlands.

The Frank de Boer-led team will open the tournament in Group C against Ukraine at Amsterdam's Johan Cruijff Arena on June 13. They will also play, Austria and North Macedonia.

The one-month tournament will be held in 11 cities across Europe beginning June 11.

The round of 16 matches will be held in London, Amsterdam, Seville, Bucharest or Glasgow between June 26 and June 29.

The quarterfinals will be played July 2 and 3 in Munich, Baku, Saint Petersburg and Rome and the semifinals will be hosted in London on July 6 and 7.

The final in the English city will be played on July 11.

- Netherlands squad

Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Jasper Cillessen (Valencia), Tim Krul (Norwich City)

Defenders: Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus), Daley Blind (Ajax), Joel Veltman (Brighton), Jurrien Timber (Ajax), Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Denzel Dumfries (PSV Eindhoven), Stefan de Vrij (Inter), Owen Wijndal (AZ Alkmaar)

Midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Donny van de Beek (Manchester United), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners (AZ Alkmaar)

Forwards: Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyon), Luuk de Jong (Sevilla), Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow), Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven), Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord)