Van Der Wiel pulls out of Netherlands squad

The 25-year-old had been included in Louis van Gaal's sqaud - who have already secured their place at Brazil 2014 - for their final qualifying games against Hungary and Turkey, which take place on Friday and next Tuesday. 

However, after medical examinations, the defender has now gone back to Paris due to undergo treatment on the chronic tendonitis in his right knee. 

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