Holland coach Marco van Basten has confirmed Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will be part of his World Cup squad.

There has been much speculation in the Dutch media as to whether the in-form Ajax striker would make the final cut while Van Basten was reluctant to confirm his decision.

But in a press conference organised for children, an astute youngster succeeded where many professional reporters have failed and managed to get an answer from the Dutch coach.

"How many goals will Klaas-Jan Huntelaar score during the World Cup?" asked the would-be reporter.

And Van Basten said: "I think it will be 12."

The rest of the group then burst into life, saying: "So he will go to the World Cup?"

"I think so," Van Basten replied with a smile.

Huntelaar, who moved from Heerenveen to Ajax in January, is yet to play for the national team and was dropped from the provisional squad for a friendly with Ecuador in March.

But Van Basten could ignore Huntelaar no longer after he took his goal tally for the season to over 40 and he was last week named in a provisional 33-man squad.

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