Pijnaker likely didn't get any game time, with the first team at Rio Ave, as they were in a relegation dogfight (which they lost), and coach probably kept faith with players who had seen them finish 5th in the Portuguese league season before, right to the bitter end.
Stanger got a bit more game time at Hamilton Accies, but same they also lost a season long relegation battle. Not such an easy situation to blood young guys in.
Both did well at U20 WC, and that's basically the age group they'll mostly face again in Japan. Put one of them in a back four alongside Reid, shielded by Bell and Stensness/Stamenic. That's all if Boxall is definitely scrubbed out.
Stanger got a bit more game time at Hamilton Accies, but same they also lost a season long relegation battle. Not such an easy situation to blood young guys in.
Both did well at U20 WC, and that's basically the age group they'll mostly face again in Japan. Put one of them in a back four alongside Reid, shielded by Bell and Stensness/Stamenic. That's all if Boxall is definitely scrubbed out.