Bellamy made his comeback for Wales as a second-half substitute in the 1-0 win in Iceland on Wednesday.

And he is now in line to reclaim the captain's armband and lead out a Wales team of raw youngsters against a formidable Holland side in what is the Oranje's last warm-up match before they head off to Euro 2008.

Bellamy and the squad arrived in Holland after a four-hour flight from Reykjavik minus Carl Fletcher, who was flown home with ankle ligament damage.

Also missing was Swansea midfielder Owain Tudur Jones, who was sent home with a twisted ankle.

But Wales arrived full of confidence after their victory in Iceland, in the knowledge that Bellamy, their most influential player, was looking forward to the match at Feyenoord's De Kuip stadium.

The West Ham striker said: "I hope to play on Sunday because my recovery is at such a stage that I feel I am now able to train straight away after a game and we have got a couple of days to prepare.

"But everyone knows this one will be a completely different game to what these youngsters have been used to. Holland are going to be right up for it and they are a very special side.

"I watch a lot of Dutch football on TV, so I know what it is going to be like. It is their last game before the European Championship and they will have one or two players desperate to impress before the squad leaves.

"There will be Dutch players wanting to impress, so we are facing a difficult match.

"But Feyenoord is one of my favourite stadiums, it is very special with the crowd right on top of you and for our younger players it is going to be a priceless experience."

Wales will have Sam Ricketts and Boaz Myhill back after they missed the Iceland win to take part in Hull's promotion celebrations.

Carl Robinson, 31, is also arriving from Toronto to play, having also missed the Iceland match.

Wales have lost all five of their previous matches with Holland, scoring only three and conceding 17.

The last time the nations met was in November 1996 in the Bobby Gould era. That game was infamously preceded by the Wales players being asked to vote for who they wanted as captain.

Vinnie Jones surprisingly won that ballot, although several players at the time were shocked by that outcome.

Wales went on to lose 7-1, Dennis Bergkamp scoring a hat-trick while Dean Saunders - Wales' current assistant manager - scored a stunning goal.

Saunders said: "We got a lesson that night. When you finish playing you don't really remember bad times. The good days, yes. Winning cups, scoring goals, playing for Wales, you remember but the bad games are shoved right to the back.

"I'd almost forgotten about it but this week people have brought it up. we got a lesson that night, and it could have been worse. They were just too good for us.

"We had a very young team out that was a mixture of players who hadn't really played before and Holland had a fantastic team, all household names. Bergkamp got a hat-trick, so that says what kind of team they had."