The Netherlands will hold three separate training camps before they arrive in Brazil for the World Cup, Dutch media reported yesterday.

Coach Louis van Gaal will have several days of training at Hoenderloo between May 7 and 17 for selected players who have already finished their club commitments.

The Dutch squad will then fly to Portugal on May 20 for a week of preparation on the Algarve.

The squad will then return home for another week of training before setting off for Brazil on June 5.

They play their opening Group B match against world champions Spain in Salvador on June 13 in a repeat of the 2010 final, which the Dutch lost in extra-time.

Their other two group opponents are Australia and Chile.

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