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Frenkie De Jong New Captain of the Dutch National Team After Virgil Van Dijk Drops Out

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Frenkie de Jong will wear the captain's armband for the Netherlands against Greece on Friday. National coach Xavi Hernández has dropped Virgil van Dijk due to fitness issues...
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Frenkie de Jong is the captain of the Dutch national team in the absence of Virgil van Dijk, Xavi announced on Thursday during a press conference. Van Dijk had to withdraw due to injury earlier this week, so former Ajax player De Jong moved up a spot in the pecking order. Xavi, national coach of...

Frenkie de Jong will wear the captain's armband for the Netherlands against Greece on Friday. National coach Xavi Hernández has dropped Virgil van Dijk due to fitness issues...

ZEIST (ANP) - Frenkie de Jong will wear the captain's armband of the Dutch team in the home game with Greece in the Nations League on Friday. He replaces Virgil van Dijk, who is not fit enough. De Jong has never been captain of the Orange team before. Van Dijk played a hundred international games...

Frenkie de Jong is the captain of the Netherlands for the international matches against Greece and Germany. Virgil van Dijk is absent due to injury, so the armband goes to the midfielder.

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voetbalprimeur.nl broke the news on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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