Many surprises in the Dutch women's team lineup for the 2023 Women's World Cup

On June 30, the head coach of the Netherlands women's national team - Mr. Andries Jonker - announced the official list of 23 players participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup Finals.

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Netherlands women's team players. (Source: Reuters)

The final list of the reigning world runners-up surprised with the return of defender Kika van Es. Because, this 31-year-old defender was among the four players who were dropped from the team last week and announced their retirement after this summer.

In addition, coach Andries Jonker also gave player Wieke Kaptein the opportunity to participate in the world arena. This 17-year-old player has only played 9 matches for the Netherlands women's team in friendly matches this year. At the club level, Kaptein has only played 59 matches in all competitions for FC Twente (Netherlands) with 3 goals from 2021 to present.

According to coach Jonker, out of the current 23 players, only 18 are certain to be on the official roster. Therefore, the remaining 3 positions are a fierce competition for the Dutch players. Currently, Lieke Martens is still the number 1 star of Dutch women's football with 144 appearances and 58 goals. She won the FIFA The Best title in 2017 while playing for Barcelona.

The 2023 Women's World Cup - co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand - will kick off on July 20. The Netherlands are in Group E, along with Vietnam, Portugal and the United States - the reigning world champions.

According to the plan, the Dutch women's team will have one more friendly match against the Belgian women's team on July 2, before moving to Sydney (Australia) to train from July 9 to 17. During this time, the Dutch women's team will have another friendly match with South Korea.

List of 23 Dutch women's players for the 2023 Women's World Cup:

Goalkeepers (4): Daphne van Domselaar (FC Twente), Lize Kop (Ajax), Barbara Lorsheijd (ADO Den Haag), Jacintha Weimar (Feyenoord).

Defenders (9): Esmee Brugts (PSV), Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City), Caitlin Dijkstra (FC Twente), Merel van Dongen (Atletico Madrid), Kika van Es (PSV), Stefanie van der Gragt (Internazionale), Dominique Janssen (VfL Wolfsburg), Aniek Nouwen (AC Milan), Lynn Wilms (VfL Wolfsburg).

Midfielders (7): Jill Baijings (Bayer Leverkusen), Daniëlle van de Donk (Olympique Lyonnais), Damaris Egurrola (Olympique Lyonnais), Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain), Wieke Kaptein (FC Twente), Jill Roord (VfL Wolfsburg), Sherida Spitse (Ajax).

Forwards (7): Lineth Beerensteyn (Juventus), Renate Jansen (FC Twente), Fenna Kalma (FC Twente), Lieke Martens (Paris Saint-Germain), Victoria Pelova (Arsenal), Shanice van de Sanden (Liverpool), Katja Snoeijs (Everton).

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