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De meest opvallende naam in zijn nieuwste voorselectie is Steven Bergwijn, wat een sensationele terugkeer betekent voor de Ajax-aanvaller.<\/p>\n<p>Bergwijn, die voor het laatst in actie kwam voor Oranje in de kwartfinale van het WK 2022 tegen Argentini\u00eb, leek uit de gratie te zijn geraakt. Zijn afwezigheid gedurende heel 2023 en bij het recente EK 2024 deed vragen rijzen over zijn internationale toekomst. Zijn indrukwekkende clubvorm heeft echter tot een herbezinning geleid.<\/p>\n<p>De 26-jarige heeft dit seizoen een uitmuntende vorm laten zien bij Ajax, met een directe bijdrage aan 30 doelpunten in alle competities. Deze productieve output, bestaande uit 18 goals en 12 assists, kon Koeman onmogelijk negeren bij zijn zoektocht om zijn aanvalsopties te versterken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe houden verschillende spelers op de aanvallende posities nauwlettend in de gaten,\u201d verklaarde Koeman, waarmee hij het competitieve karakter van het aanstaande selectieproces bevestigde. \u201cDe strijd om plekken staat nu echt open. Steven Bergwijn heeft het uitstekend gedaan bij Ajax, en daarom maakt hij weer deel uit van de voorselectie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deze terugroeping is een belangrijke impuls voor Bergwijns hoop om zijn land opnieuw op een groot toernooi te vertegenwoordigen. Zijn terugkeer voegt aanzienlijke ervaring en een bewezen doelpuntgevaar toe aan een Nederlandse aanval, die in de aanloop naar het WK 2026 een sterke indruk wil maken. 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