Coach Bert van Marwijk had to work hard to pick the players, after selecting 36 players. Finally, he must cross out four players.
Four players were crossed Ajax Amsterdam star, Vurnon Anita and Siem de Jong, AZ Alkmaar star Adam Maher, and PSV Eindhoven striker, Jeremain Lens.
However, Van Marwicjk felt was the best decision to meet the needs, philosophy, and the good of the team. Here are 23 Netherlands players who will perform at Euro 2012.
goalkeeper:
Tim Krul (Newcastle), Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma), Michel Vorm (Swansea)
Defender:
Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Wilfred Bouma (PSV), John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Malaga), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), JETRO Willems (PSV)
midfielder:
Ibrahim Afellay (Barcelona), Mark van Bommel (AC Milan), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars (Sporting), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan), Kevin Strootman (PSV), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham)
attackers:
Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), Luuk de Jong (Twente), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Luciano Narsingh (Heerenveen), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern)
