Cody Gakpo sidelined by injury for Nations League matches
Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo has been withdrawn from the national squad for the Nations League matches against Greece and Serbia due to an ankle injury. The Dutch FA (KNVB) announced that Gakpo suffered the injury during a 2-1 Nations League match against Serbia, where he left the field after 17 minutes following a challenge from Sasa Lukic.
Gakpo, who has scored 25 goals in 56 appearances for the Netherlands, will return to his club, Liverpool. The new coach of the Netherlands, Xavi Hernandez, has decided not to call up a replacement for Gakpo.
Prior to this injury, Gakpo scored a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Germany, marking the first game for the Netherlands since the World Cup and Xavi's debut as coach. The Netherlands is scheduled to play Greece in Thessaloniki on Thursday and Serbia in Eindhoven on Sunday, where Gakpo would have returned to the Philips Stadion, his former home with PSV Eindhoven.
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