Stekelenburg was the goalkeeper when the Dutch reached the 2010 World Cup final in Johannesburg. The return of Stekelenburg, who won the last of his 58 caps in November 2016, has an element of good fortune about it. "Now it is about World Cup qualification, but of course we look further than just this week." Stekelenburg was De Boer's goalkeeper when Ajax won the Dutch league in 2011, before the goalkeeper moved to Roma. The Netherlands kicks off the World Cup qualifying series in Istanbul, where Jasper Cillesen or Tim Krul are expected to be the first choice in goal for the Dutch.

Source: The Star March 19, 2021 12:29 UTC