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Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder will miss next month's 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Norway because of a hamstring injury.

Striker Robin van Persie, due to have surgery to remove a wisdom tooth, was included in a 22-man squad named by coach Bert van Marwijk.

"Sneijder's hamstring injury has upset our plans as he is one of the players who can translate exactly on the pitch how we want to play," Van Marwijk said.

"We expect Robin (van Persie) to join the squad on Tuesday although there are no guarantees."

Twente winger Eljero Elia is the only new name in the squad, called up after an impressive season in which he attracted the attention of several top European teams.

"We have been following Elia for months and he made a positive impression the last days during our training camp," said Van Marwijk.

The Netherlands will travel to Iceland on June 6 and host Norway four days later in Rotterdam.

The Dutch lead Group Nine with 15 points after five matches, and need one more win to qualify for the World Cup finals next year in South Africa.

GROUP 1

Sweden coach Lars Lagerback named a 23-man squad for the World Cup Group 1 qualifying matches against Denmark on June 6 and Malta on June 10.

Goalkeepers: Eddie Gustafsson (Salzburg), Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven); Defenders: Andreas Granqvist (Groningen), Petter Hansson (Stade Rennes), Adam Johansson (IFK Gothenburg), Daniel Majstorovic (AEK Athens), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Behrang Safari (Basel), Oscar Wendt (FC Copenhagen); Midfielders: Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Samuel Holmen (Brondby), Kim Kallstrom (Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal), Rasmus Elm (Kalmar), Viktor Elm (Heerenveen); Forwards: Marcus Berg (Groningen), Johan Elmander (Bolton Wanderers), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale), Henrik Larsson (Helsingborg), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen)

GROUP 3

Slovakia's coach Vladimir Weiss named the following squad for his team's 2010 World Cup Group 3 qualifier against San Marino on June 6.

Goalkeepers: Jan Mucha (Legia Warsaw), Lubos Kamenar (Artmedia Petrzalka). Defenders: Martin Skrtel (Liverpool), Jan Durica (Lokomotiv Moscow), Peter Pekarik (VfL Wolfsburg), Marek Cech (West Bromwich Albion), Radoslav Zabavnik (Terek Groznyi), Marian Cisovsky (FC Timisoara); Midfielders: Miroslav Karhan (FSV Mainz 05), Marek Sapara (Rosenborg Trondheim), Marek Hamsik (SSC Neapol), Marek Mintal (Nuremberg), Erik Jendrisek (Kaiserslauten), Dusan Svento (Slavia Prague), Juraj Kucka (Sparta Prague), Jan Kozak (Slovan Bratislava); Forwards: Filip Holosko (Besiktas), Miroslav Stoch (Chelsea) Robert Vittek (Lille), Martin Jakubko (FK Moscow), Jan Novak (Kosice)

GROUP 4

Russia coach Guus Hiddink named the following 20-man squad for the 2010 World Cup Group 4 qualifier against Finland in Helsinki on June 10:

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav Malafeyev (Zenit St Petersburg), Vladimir Gabulov (Dynamo Moscow); Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow), Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow), Renat Yanbayev (Lokomotiv Moscow); Midfielders: Igor Semshov (Zenit St Petersburg), Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit St Petersburg), Igor Denisov (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Semak (Rubin Kazan), Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow), Yevgeny Aldonin (CSKA Moscow), Pavel Mamayev (CSKA Moscow); Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Tottenham Hotspur), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit St Petersburg), Alexander Kerzhakov (Dynamo Moscow).

GROUP 6

Ukraine coach Olexiy Mikhailichenko named the following 25-man squad for the World Cup Group 6 qualifiers away against Croatia on June 6 and at home against Kazakhstan on June 10.

Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Rustam Hudzhamov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Stanislav Bogush (Dynamo Kiev); Defenders: Vitaliy Mandzyuk (Dynamo Kiev), Andriy Rusol (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Dmytro Chygrynskiy (Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksander Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mykola Ischenko (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vyacheslav Shevchuk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Hryhoriy Yarmash (Vorskla Poltava). Midfielders: Olexandr Aliev (Dynamo Kiev), Serhiy Valyaev (Metalist Kharkiv), Valentyn Slyusar (Metalist Kharkiv), Olexiy Gay (Shakhtar Donetsk), Evgen Levchenko (FC Groningen), Maxym Kalinichenko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Serhiy Nazarenko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Anatoly Tymoschuk (Zenit St. Petersburg); Forwards: Andriy Voronin (Hertha Berlin), Volodymyr Homenyuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Olexandr Kovpak (Tavria Simferopol), Artem Milevskiy (Dynamo Kiev), Evgen Seleznev (Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan).

Andorra coach David Rodrigo named a 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup Group 6 qualifiers away to Belarus on June 6 and England on June 10:

Goalkeepers: Jesus Alvarez (F.C. Andorra), Josep Gomes (Eivissa-Ibiza S.A.D.); Defenders: Antoni Lima (n/a), Ildefons Lima (Triestina Calcio), Julia Fernandez (F.C. Sta. Coloma), Oscar Sonejee; (F.C. Sta. Coloma), Jose Garcia (F.C. Andorra), Jordi Rubio (U.E. Sta. Coloma), Jordi Escura (F.C. Benavent), Victor Rodriguez (F.C. Sta. Coloma), Xavier Gil (F.C. Sta. Coloma); Midfielders: Genis Garcia (F.C. Sta. Coloma), Marc Vales (C.D. Binefar), Marcio Vieira (Atletico De Monzon), Xavier Andorra (F.C. Sta. Coloma), Manel Jimenez (F.C. Sta. Coloma), Josep Ayala (F.C. Andorra); Forwards: Victor Moreira (U.E. Sant Julia), Julia Sanchez (F.C. Sta. Coloma), Sergio Moreno (C.F. Gimnastico de Alcazar), Gabriel Riera (C.E. Principat), Juan Toscano (C.E. Principat), Fernando Silva (U.D. Montijo).

GROUP 7

Serbia coach Radomir Antic named the following 23-man squad for their World Cup qualifiers at home to Austria on June 6 and away to Faroe Islands on June 10.

Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Sporting), Vladimir Disljenkovic (Metalurh Donetsk), Bojan Isailovic (Genclerbirligi); Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla), Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund), Antonio Rukavina (Munich 1860), Aleksandar Lukovic (Udinese), Ivan Obradovic (Partizan Belgrade), Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio); Midfielders: Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan), Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Fiorentina), Nenad Milijas (Red Star Belgrade), Gojko Kacar (Hertha Berlin), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow), Bosko Jankovic (Genoa), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege), Miralem Suljemani (Ajax Amsterdam); Forwards: Nikola Zigic (Racing Santander), Marko Pantelic (Hertha Berlin), Danko Lazovic (PSV Eindhoven), Dragan Mrdja (Vojvodina Novi Sad).

Lithuania coach Jose Couceiro has named the following 22-man squad for a World Cup Group 7 qualifier against Romania on June 6.

Goalkeepers: Zydrunas Karcemarskas (Dynamo Moscow), Paulius Grybauskas (Otelul Galati), Giedrius Arlauskis (Unirea Urziceni); Defenders: Ignas Dedura (Spartak Moscow), Marius Zaliukas (Hearts), Vidas Alunderis (Tavriya Simferopol), Marius Stankevicius (Sampdoria), Arunas Klimavicius (Ural Yekaterinburg), Andrius Skerla (Jagiellonia Bialystok); Midfielders: Deividas Semberas (CSKA Moscow), Saulius Mikoliunas (unsigned), Linas Pilibaitis (ETO Dero), Mantas Savenas (Nosta Novatroick), Darius Miceika (Granit Mikashevich), Mindaugas Kalonas (Metalurg Zaporozhe), Deividas Cesnauskis (unsigned), Edgaras Cesnauskis (FK Moscow), Darvydas Sernas (Widzew Lodz), Mindaugas Panka (Widzew Lodz), Vytautas Luksa (MTZ-RIPO Minsk); Strikers: Tomas Danilevicius (Livorno), Povilas Luksys.

GROUP 9

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk announced the following 22-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers away to Iceland on June 6 and at home to Norway on June 10.

Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Henk Timmer (Feyenoord); Defenders: John Heitinga (Atletico Madrid), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg SV), Dirk Marcelis (PSV Eindhoven), Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers), Edson Braafheid (Twente Enschede), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax Amsterdam), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart); Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ Alkmaar), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar); Forwards: Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Real Madrid), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid), Eljero Elia (Twente Enschede).

Norway coach Egil Olsen named the following 21-man squad for the World Cup Group 9 qualifiers against Macedonia on June 6 and Netherlands on June 10.

Goalkeepers: Rune Almenning Jarstein (Rosenborg Trondheim), Jon Knudsen (Stabaek), Hakon Opdal (Brann Bergen); Defenders: Trond Erik Bertelsen (Viking Stavanger), Morten Fevang (Odd Grenland), Brede Hangeland (Fulham), Jon Inge Hoiland (Stabaek), Tore Reginiussen (Tromso), John Arne Riise (AS Roma), Kjetil Waehler (AaB Aalborg); Midfielders: Simen Brenne (Odd Grenland), Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers), Christian Grindheim (Heerenveen), Henning Hauger (Stabaek), Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom), Per Ciljan Skjelbred (Rosenborg Trondheim), Fredrik Winsnes (Stromsgodset IF); Strikers: Daniel Braaten (Toulouse), John Carew (Aston Villa), Erik Huseklepp (Brann Bergen), Steffen Iversen (Rosenborg Trondheim)

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