PARAMARIBO, March 18 (Reuters) - Leeds ⁠United striker Joel Piroe has been included in ⁠Suriname’s squad for this month’s World Cup playoff, ‌just days after FIFA approved a switch of allegiance.

The former Dutch under-19 international was named on Wednesday in a 26-man squad for ​Suriname's inter-confederation playoff semi-final against Bolivia ⁠in Monterrey on March ⁠26. If they win that, they would meet Iraq at ⁠the ‌same venue on March 31 to decide a berth at the World Cup in Canada, Mexico ⁠and the United States in June.