Virgil van Dijk has expressed his shock at the breakout in the Holland camp which saw Cody Gakpo among five to be sent home.
The 23-year-old saw his international break end prematurely, and before a ball had even been kicked, after he was sent home due to a viral outbreak in Ronald Koeman's camp.
Matthijs De Ligt and Newcastle United centre-back Sven Botman were among those who saw their duty with Oranje cut short.
For Gakpo, he was looking to continue the exploits at the World Cup prior to his move to Anfield as he joined up with his international compatriots for the first time since signing for Liverpool in January
However, Van Dijk has partially dismissed the notion that food was the cause for the illness spreading describing the chicken curry as "delicious."
"I don't know where that story comes from. I also ate chicken curry myself and it was delicious. Whether that is the cause? No idea. No one has an idea. I can't imagine,"
"It was very strange. In our group app, messages suddenly came through that some boys were going home, that they were ill. That was a bit of a shock."