The former Inter star has been dealt another blow after previously being stripped of the captaincy, while Paul Verhaegh is in line for his debut against Portugal

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has opted to leave Wesley Sneijder out of his final 22-man squad for this month’s international friendly against Portugal.

The Galatasaray playmaker was already stripped of the captain’s armband for Oranje’s Asian tour earlier this summer and has now been dropped from the team entirely.

Other notable absentees are Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and Everton defender John Heitinga, while Tim Krul has been left out due to fitness issues.

Ricardo van Rhijn, Adam Maher, Tonny Vilhena, Adam Maher, Siem de Jong and Ricky van Wolfswinkel all made the provisional squad, but eventually didn’t make the final list, while PSV duo Stijn Schaars and Georginio Wijnaldum have been added to the team after initially missing out.

Augsburg defender Paul Verhaegh has made the Netherlands squad for the first time and could make his Oranje debut on August 14.

Full Squad:

Name Club
Goalkeepers:
Kenneth Vermeer Ajax
Michel Vorm Swansea
Jasper Cillessen Ajax
Defenders:
Daley Blind Ajax
Ron Vlaar Aston Villa
Daryl Janmaat Feyenoord
Bruno Martins Indi Feyenoord
Joris Mathijsen Feyenoord
Paul Verhaegh Augsburg
Stefan de Vrij Feyenoord
Midfielders
Stijn Schaars PSV
Marco van Ginkel Chelsea
Jonathan de Guzman Swansea
Georginio Wijnaldum PSV
Kevin Strootman Roma
Rafael van der Vaart Hamburg
Attackers:
Jeremain Lens Dynamo Kiev
Dirk Kuyt Fenerbahce
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Schalke
Robin van Persie Manchester United
Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
Ruben Schaken Feyenoord

According to Goal