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4 Dutch players miss full training session

/ 04:47 AM June 21, 2014

Netherlands soccer player Arjen Robben, center, kicks the ball while his teammates Bruno Martins Indi, left, Robin van Persie, right, and Daley Blind, bottom right, watch during a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday June 8, 2014. The Netherlands play in group B of the 2014 soccer World Cup. AP

RIO DE JANEIRO — Four regular starters have missed full training for the Netherlands as the team prepares for its final World Cup Group B match against Chile on Monday.

Arjen Robben, Daley Blind and Nigel de Jong jogged around the pitch at Rio club Flamengo’s training complex Friday and did not appear seriously injured. Defender Bruno Martins Indi sat out the entire session as he recovers from a mild concussion suffered in his team’s hard-fought 3-2 win over Australia.

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The exact condition of the players was not immediately disclosed.

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Coach Louis van Gaal will definitely be without striker Robin van Persie, who is suspended after picking up two yellow cards.

The Netherlands and Chile have both qualified for the next round. Their clash in Sao Paulo will decide the group winner.

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