The Dutch have a 600-million-euro luxury midfielder and backfield, but De Ligt can’t even make the squad.

On October 10th, in the European group stage of the World Cup preliminaries, the Netherlands defeated Malta 4-0 in an away game. The starting lineup of the Netherlands in the game made many fans lament the luxury of the Netherlands' talent reserve in the midfield and backcourt.

On the back line, the Netherlands sent four top defenders in Van de Ven, Van Dijk, Timber and Dumfries who are the absolute main force in the five major league giants in this game. Ake, De Vrij, Van Herk and others can only sit on the bench. Manchester United defender De Ligt was not even selected for Koeman's national team.

In terms of midfield, the Netherlands also has the top "iron triangle" of De Jong, Reijnders, and Hrafenbecher, and there are also players such as Simmons and Kupmenas on the bench.

The current lineup of the Dutch national team is worth 778 million euros, of which the defenders and midfielders account for nearly 600 million euros. At the forward level, the Dutch team is slightly lacking in star quality. The 26-year-old Gakpo is the team's top forward, and his partners are the 31-year-old Depay and the 33-year-old Verhorst.

The Netherlands currently has 5 games, 4 wins and 1 draw in the world preliminaries with 13 points, firmly ranking first in the group, and is expected to advance directly to the 2026 World Cup.