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Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder to miss England game with hamstring injury

Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder will miss Tuesday's friendly with England after suffering a hamstring injury.

Sneijder, 31, limped off in the 37th minute of Netherlands' 3-2 defeat to France on Friday night and the Galatasaray midfielder said that he believes recent events such as the terror attacks in Brussels and Turkey have contributed to his levels of tension.

"I didn't have any injuries in two and a half years but now I have one," he told NOS. "These are things that happen.

"Maybe the tension of last week played a role in it. In Turkey as well, a lot of things happened that have very much had an impact.

"I will have to wait and see how bad it is. I will not be travelling to England. That's a shame but on the other hand it gives younger guys the chance to show what they can do."