Holland coach Marco van Basten will be without a key trio for the final two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Belarus.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie (knee), Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben (hamstring) and Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (hamstring) were all missed off Van Basten's provisional 26-man squad.

The final squad will be announced on November 9, with the home game against Luxembourg scheduled for November 17 in Rotterdam before a trip to Minsk four days later to face Belarus.

Holland squad:

Van der Sar (Manchester United), Stekelenburg (Ajax), Timmer (Feyenoord), Waterman; Boulahrouz (Sevilla), Bouma (Aston Villa), De Cler (Feyenoord), Emanuelson (Ajax), Heitinga (Ajax), Jaliens, Mathijsen (Hamburg), Melchiot (Wigan), Ooijer (Blackburn); Van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Engelaar, De Jong (Hamburg), Maduro (Ajax), Seedorf (AC Milan), Sneijder (Real Madrid), Van der Vaart (Hamburg), De Zeeuw; Babel (Liverpool), Huntelaar (Ajax), Koevermans, Kuyt (Liverpool), Van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid).