Arjen Robben's miserable luck with injuries continued after he was ruled out of Netherlands' two upcoming World Cup qualifiers by head coach Danny Blind.
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The Dutch are due to face Belarus and France in the coming days and had hoped to have had Robben involved in some way for the Group A double-header.
The winger missed a large chunk of last season with adductor problems and has been sidelined in the current campaign with a hamstring strain.
Robben made his return to action against Cologne last weekend but it only lasted 45 minutes as he was substituted at halftime, with boss Carlo Ancelotti confirming he had suffered a minor rib injury.