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Virgil van Dijk gets late Holland call after first coming through first Southampton start in Stoke defeat

Holland head coach Dick Advocaat has called up Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk to bolster his back line for two crucial World Cup qualifiers.

Van Dijk was overlooked last week when Advocaat named a 24-man squad for the final Group A matches, against Belarus and Sweden.

However, Van Dijk got a belated summons on Monday after starting his first match for Southampton this season in Saturday's 2-1 loss at Stoke City.

Southampton defender Virgil van Dijkmade his first start of the season against Stoke
Southampton defender Virgil van Dijkmade his first start of the season against Stoke
Now theu00a0Holland head coach Dick Advocaat has issued a a late call up to the Southampton man
Now the Holland head coach Dick Advocaat has issued a a late call up to the Southampton man

The defender will report with the rest of the Dutch team to Hotel ter Duin, where the players are due at 8.