Netherlands midfielder Van de Beek out of Euro 2020

Posted June 08, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

ZEIST, Netherlands (AP) - Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek will miss the European Championship because of an injury, the team said Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Van de Beek had hoped to return from a groin injury that limited his playing time last season at Manchester United.

The midfielder is "struggling with an injury,'Å¥ the national team said, and won't be available for the tournament. Coach Frank de Boer will not be naming a replacement, the team said.

Van de Beek scored 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute in the Netherlands' 7-0 rout of Gibraltar in a World Cup qualifier on March 30.

He was on the bench for a friendly against Scotland last Wednesday.

The Netherlands opens its Euro 2020 campaign against Ukraine on Sunday in Amsterdam.

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