Dutch coach Van Bert Marwijk has announced the selection of 24 players in the new squad to face Vietnam on June 14 in the fourth round of Group G qualifying for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup. Ali Khasif, Salem Rashid, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Khalfan Mubarak, Omar Abdulrahman, Mohammed Al Attas, Abdullah Ramadan, Zayed Al Ameri (Al Jazeera) Hamdan Al Kamali, Mohammed Barghash (Al Wahda) Khalid Issa, Mohammed Shaker, Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) Adel Al Hosani, Al Hassan Saleh (Sharjah) Walid Abbas, Yousef Jaber, Ismail H. Madi, Ahmed Khalil (youth Ahli) Jassim Yacoub, Tariq Ahmed, Habib Alfardan (victory) Ali Saleh, Ali Salmeen (Al Wasl).

The list did not include striker Ali Mabkhout because he got two warnings and is now out of Marvic's calculations in the Vietnam match, as well as Ahmed Berman and Khalil Ibrahim due to injury, while the list saw the return of Al-Ahly youth player Yousef Jaber after an absence from the ranks of Al-Abyad for eight years, and Al-Jazira player Khalfan Mubarak and Al-Nasr player Habib Alfardan, after their brilliance in the league finally.

The team is due to gather in Dubai after the end of the seventh round of the Arabian Gulf League, in preparation for traveling to the Thai capital Bangkok at dawn next Saturday to set up an outdoor camp for four days before heading to Hanoi to play Vietnam.

The technical team of the national team led by Van Marwijk was keen to attend the matches of the Arabian Gulf League to follow up the level of the players on the list and to check their technical and physical readiness, in addition to field visits to some clubs and meet with the technical staff to coordinate more about the international players' programs. Dr. Hassan Suhail, supervisor of the team and Ismail Rashid, the team manager, all administrative and logistical matters in Bangkok and Hanoi, especially the training fields, residence and transportation.

The team is third in the group with six points from two goals against Malaysia 2-1 in Kuala Lumpur and Indonesia 5-0 in Dubai, before losing 2-1 to Thailand in the last round.

• Joining Khalfan Mubarak and Habib Al-Fardan, after their recent brilliance.

• The list saw the absence of Ahmed Berman and Khalil Ibrahim due to injury.

• The team is gathering Friday in Dubai in preparation for travel to Bangkok.