Netherlands coach Marco van Basten omitted Khalid Boulahrouz on Tuesday from his 23-man Euro 2008 [Images] squad.
Van Basten brought in the Sevilla defender last week because Mario Melchiot and Andre Ooijer had minor injuries but the duo should now recover in time.
The Dutch play final warm-ups against Denmark on Tuesday and Wales on Sunday.
Van Basten's team have been drawn in Group C with world champions Italy [Images], France [Images] and Romania for next month's Euro 2008.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United [Images]), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Henk Timmer (Feyenoord)
Defenders: Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa), Tim de Cler (Feyenoord), John Heitinga (Ajax Amsterdam), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg SV), Mario Melchiot (Wigan Athletic), Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers)
Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Orlando Engelaar (Twente Enschede), Nigel de Jong (Hamburg SV), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid [Images]), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg SV), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ Alkmaar)
Forwards: Ryan Babel [Images] (Liverpool), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax Amsterdam), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Ruud van Nistelrooy [Images] (Real Madrid), Robin van Persie (Arsenal [Images]), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic).
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