Netherlands defender Dumfries ruled out, De Jong doubtful

Coach Ronald Koeman adds Mats Wieffer of Brighton & Hove Albion as cover for the key midfielder De Jong

Serie A - Atalanta v Inter Milan - Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy - Mar 16, 2025 Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries in action with Atalanta's Raoul Bellanova REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Denzel Dumfries has pulled out of the Netherlands squad for the Nations League quarter-final tie against Spain and there are doubts over the fitness of Frenkie de Jong, the Dutch football association said on Monday.

Dumfries was injured playing for Inter Milan in Sunday’s Serie A triumph at Atalanta and has been replaced by 22-year-old Ajax Amsterdam defender Youri Baas who received a first national team call-up on his birthday.

Dutch coach Ronald Koeman also added Mats Wieffer of Brighton & Hove Albion as cover for key midfielder De Jong, who missed Barcelona’s win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday because of illness.

De Jong joined up with the Dutch squad on Monday but did not train.

The Netherlands host Spain in the first leg of their quarter-final tie in Rotterdam on Thursday with the return in Valencia on Sunday.