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Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk dropped Ryan Babel in favour of uncapped Eljero Elia for the World Cup qualifier away to Scotland.

Van Marwijk added Celtic defender Glenn Loovens to his squad for the first time, while defender Giovanni van Bronckhorst returns after missing the England friendly earlier this month through injury.

"I have known Glenn for a long time as he made his debut under me at Feyenoord aged 18 and he is a big physical strong defender with speed and a decent pass," Van Marwijk said.

The Netherlands have a friendly with Japan on September 5 then play Scotland four days later.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem)

Defenders: John Heitinga (Atletico Madrid), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Glenn Loovens (Celtic)

Midfielders: Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar), Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid)

Forwards: Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Milan), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid), Eljero Elia (Hamburg)

Reuters