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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\n\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AMSTERDAM (AP) -- The Netherlands Football Association says Robin van Persie has pulled out of the national squad to play Germany in a friendly because of a thigh injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The absence of the prolific Manchester United striker means Germany-based Klaas Jan Huntelaar will almost certainly begin at center forward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Van Persie played Saturday in Manchester's 3-2 win over Aston Villa, setting up Javier Hernandez's 88th-minute winner with an inswinging free kick.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Dutch striker has 31 goals in 71 internationals. Huntelaar, who plays at Schalke 04, has 34 goals in 59 matches for the Netherlands.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Van Gaal called up another Germany-based forward, Bas Dost of Wolfsburg, as a replacement for Van Persie on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Netherlands takes on Germany at Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday night.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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