The 22-year-old Club Brugge star is making his debut for Oranje, as is Freiburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken. Van Gaal have called up a total of 26 players for the next two international matches.
“Noa Lang does a good job at Club Brugge. I have of course already indicated that we are not rich in wingers. So we are looking for options for these positions. So I like to give the chance to a young player, “said Van Gaal, who prefers Lang to Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (ex-Club, now at Villarreal) and Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
The Dutch team will play Latvia in Riga next Friday and face Gibraltar in Rotterdam three days later. Van Gaal’s side lead Group G after six games with 13 points. Norway have the same number of points, but a lower goal difference. Turkey is third by two points. The group winner qualifies directly for next year’s World Cup in Qatar (November 21 to December 18).
