Holland’s World Cup team is dealing with an outbreak of ‘flu symptoms’ ahead of Saturday’s round-of-16 matchup with Team USA in Qatar, and manager Louis van Gaal is admittedly concerned.

The 71-year-old van Gaal did not elaborate too much, but did confirm that star midfielder Frenkie de Jong is among the players battling illness right now.

“We are not going to elaborate on that,” van Gaal said. “But if it goes around in the group, it is worrying.”

Despite his concerns, van Gaal explained that “there are not 15 or so” cases, so, “in principle, everyone is fit and available.”

Curiously, the Dutch did not do any 11-on-11 drills at practice, but van Gaal attributed that to rest, and not illness.

“I gave them a day of rest,” he said. “With this group, they communicate that to me. I listen to my players.”

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