The Netherlands has a 600 million euro luxury midfielder and backcourt, but De Ligt can’t even make the squad😶

In the European group stage of the World Cup preliminaries, the Netherlands defeated Malta 4-0 in an away game. The starting lineup of the Netherlands in the game made many fans lament the luxury of the Netherlands' talent reserve in the midfield and backcourt.

On the back line, the Netherlands sent four top defenders in Van de Ven, Van Dijk, Timber, and Dumfries who are the absolute main force in the five major league giants in this game. Ake, De Vrij, Van Herk and others can only sit on the bench. Manchester United defender De Ligt was not even selected for Koeman's national team.

In terms of midfield, the Netherlands also has a top-notch "iron triangle" of De Jong, Reijnders, and Hrafenbecher, and there are also players such as Simmons and Kupmenas on the bench.

The current total value of the Dutch national team's lineup is 778 million euros, of which the defenders and midfielders account for nearly 600 million euros. At the forward level, the Dutch team is slightly lacking in star quality. 26-year-old Gakpo is the team's top forward, and his partners are 31-year-old Depay and 33-year-old Verhorst.

Currently, the Dutch team has 13 points from 5 games, 4 wins, and 1 draw in the world preliminaries. It is firmly ranked first in the group and is expected to advance directly to the 2026 World Cup.