Verbruggen suffered a hip injury in the nation's last friendly before the World Cup, landing awkwardly on his hip during the match against Uzbekistan. The Brighton stopper, who was diagnosed with a bruised hip, was taken off shortly after and was replaced by Bayer Leverkusen's Mark Flekken.
The 23-year-old Verbruggen was kept apart from the group in the days after, working an individual program to ease him back into a full workload. Verbruggen rejoined group practice on Friday, though it's unknown whether he lasted the full session, as Friday's practice took place behind closed doors.
The Netherlands open their World Cup campaign on Sunday against Japan, who Oranje will meet in Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Group F match is set to kick off at 22.00 CET.
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