On-loan Chelsea defender misses cut for Holland

Patrick van Aanholt, the Chelsea left-back who has spent the last two years on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, has been dropped from the Holland squad for the World Cup.

Karim Rekik, Tonny Vilhena, Quincy Promes, Jean-Paul Boetius and goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet were also cut from the party which will travel to Brazil as coach Louis van Gaal trimmed his preliminary squad to 23.