National coach Arjan van der Laan has formed a selection of 25 players for the upcoming practice internationals against New Zealand and Canada. PSV players Christ, Van Es, Kuijpers and Moorrees have been selected.
Practice Internationals
The Dutch women's team, after missing out on an Olympic ticket, will play two practice matches in early April, against New Zealand and Canada. The game against New Zealand will be played on Thursday, April 7 at SC Telstar Stadium in Velsen, where kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. The Dutch and New Zealand have faced each other five times before. The last encounter was during the 2015 World Cup in Canada. The Netherlands won this match 1-0 through a goal by striker Lieke Martens.
'Home match '
For PSV players Christ, Van Es, Kuijpers and Moorrees, there will also be a home game in Eindhoven. Orange will play the match against Canada on Sunday, April 10, at 4 p.m. in the Jan Louwers Stadium (FC Eindhoven). The Canadian football women, like New Zealand and the Netherlands, were part of Pool A at the 2015 World Cup. On June 15, 2015, the Orange's match against the Canadians ended in a 1-1 draw.
The selection of the Dutch women's team
Eshly Bakker (Ajax), Mandy van den Berg (Liverpool), Angela Christ (PSV), Merel van Dongen (Ajax), Daniëlle van de Donk (Arsenal), Kika van Es (PSV), Loes Geurts (Kopparberg /Göteborg FC), Stefanie van der Gragt (FC Twente), Jackie Groenen (FFC Frankfurt), Claudia van den Heiligenberg (USV Jena), Dominique Janssen (Arsenal), Inessa Kaagman (Ajax), Danique Kerkdijk (FC Twente), Jeslynn Kuijpers (PSV), Desiree van Lunteren (Ajax), Lieke Martens (FC Rosengard), Tessel Middag (Ajax), Vivianne Miedema (Bayern Munich), Myrthe Moorrees (PSV), Shanice van de Sanden (Liverpool), Renée Slegers (FC Linköping), Sherida Spitse (LSK Kvinner FK), Sari van Veenendaal (Arsenal), Mandy Versteegt (Ajax) and Kelly Zeeman (Ajax).