Dutch Defender Jurrien Timber Out of 2026 World Cup | Sports-Games
- The Netherlands announced on Monday that defender Jurrien Timber will miss the FIFA World Cup after failing to recover from a groin injury sustained in mid-March.
- After playing 55 minutes in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 30, the 24-year-old Arsenal defender returned from a two-month lay-off but remained medically unfit.
- Manager Ronald Koeman called up Sunderland defender Lutsharel Geertruida as Timber's replacement, elevating him from the stand-by list to the active World Cup squad.
- Timber will depart the national team's pre-tournament camp in New York following the friendly against Uzbekistan before the squad moves to its base camp in Kansas City, Missouri.
- The Netherlands opens its World Cup campaign against Japan on June 14 in Dallas, followed by matches against Sweden and Tunisia in the tournament's group stage.
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The football podcast Kick-off Oranje discusses Jurriën Timber, who will definitely not be playing for the Dutch national team at Oranje. Click here to listen to the entire podcast.
Is that bitter! Shortly before the start of the 2026 World Cup, the Netherlands has to accept a bitter setback. A star falls out due to injury.
The Netherlands team suffered a sensitive drop a few days before the start of the 2026 World Cup. Defendant Jurriën Timber was dismissed from the tournament due to a groin injury that prevented him from recovering in time.
The Netherlands national team has suffered a blow ahead of the World Cup, after it was confirmed that Jurrien Timber will not perform at the world's biggest event. The Arsenal defender has had long-term injury problems, and the 'Tulips' coaching staff have assessed that he is not ready to play in the tournament. Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman was forced to make a change to his final World Cup list. Jurrien Timber misses the 2026 World Cup. The …
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Jackson Progress-ArgusNetherlands to replace Jurrien Timber with Lutsharel Geertruida
An ongoing injury to Arsenal's Jurrien Timber was replaced on the Netherlands' World Cup roster by Sunderland's Lutsharel Geertruida.
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