(Photo: © FIH / Stanislas Brochier)

Dutch national team coach Michel van den Heuvel released the 18 players for the Hero Honda FIH World Cup, to be played in New Delhi, India from 28 February-13 March 2010.

Van den Heuvel selected a mix of experienced players and young talents. He continued the strategy he already used for selecting his squad for the ABN AMRO Champions Trophy at the end of 2009. The goal of the Dutch team is reaching at least the semifinal stage.

Netherlands will travel to Spain for a training camp and will play matches against England (4 and 5 February) and Spain (13 and 15 February).

Team Netherlands: Guus Vogels, Jaap Stockmann, Geert-Jan Derikx, Klaas Vermeulen, Marcel Balkestein, Wouter Jolie, Ronald Brouwer, Taeke Taekema, Robbert Kemperman, Teun de Nooijer, Floris Evers, Rob Reckers, Jeroen Hertzberger, Teun Rohof, Rogier Hofman, Robert van der Horst, Nick Meijer, Billy Bakker.

Source: KNHB