Liverpool duo Ryan Babel and Dirk Kuyt have been named in a 26-man training squad by Holland boss Bert van Marwijk.
The squad will meet up next week for 2 one day training camps ahead of the World Cup finals.
Ruud van Nistelrooy - linked with Liverpool earlier in the season - has been left out. He did retire from international football after Euro 2008 but had since made himself available again.
Arjen Robben, Mark van Bommel and Wesley Sneijder will remain with their clubs as they prepare for the UEFA Champions League final.
Van Marwijk will name his 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup on 11th May.
SQUAD: Sander Boschker (FC Twente), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), PietVelthuizen (Vitesse), Michel Vorm (FC Utrecht); Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord); Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Otman Bakkal (PSV Eindhoven), Edson Braafheid (Celtic), Wout Brama (FC Twente), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax), Orlando Engelaar (PSV Eindhoven), John Heitinga (Everton), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar); Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Eljero Elia (Hamburg), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Jeremain Lens (AZ Alkmaar).
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