Daryl Janmaat ruled out of Netherlands' final European qualifiers
Tuesday 6 October 2015 12:36, UK
Daryl Janmaat has been ruled out of the Netherlands' two crunch European Qualifiers against Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic through injury.
The Newcastle right-back has a knee injury and was ruled out after consultations with team doctors on Tuesday, the Dutch football association KNVB confirmed.
The setback is a blow for Janmaat having been recalled to the squad after missing last month's Group A matches against Iceland and Turkey.
Janmaat becomes the third player forced out of the Dutch squad through injury following the omissions of Davy Klaassen and Quincy Promes, with Riechedly Bazoer and former Southampton winger Eljero Elia joining the squad on Monday as injury replacements.
Coach Danny Blind will not name a replacement for Janmaat, though, as the Dutch depart on Wednesday for Astana where they meet Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Lying fourth in Group A, the Netherlands must win their qualifiers away against Kazakhstan and at home to the Czech Republic in Amsterdam next Tuesday to stand any chance of making the play-offs.
But they also need Turkey, who are third in the group, to drop points at the same time.
Watch Kazakhstan v Netherlands live on Saturday, 4:55pm, Sky Sports 2 HD.
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