The 25-year-old shot-stopper has five international caps to his name, but has not featured for his country since February's friendly win over Italy.
Michel Vorm, Kenneth Vermeer and the injured Maarten Stekelenburg are all fighting it out to be Van Gaal's first-choice keeper ahead of Brazil 2014, which the Netherlands have already qualified for.
The Dutch will play their final qualifying fixtures against Hungary and Turkey this week, with Krul seeing them as a chance to showcase his abilities on the international stage.
"I look forward to show my skills again it’s been a long time since that the coach has seen me at work," he said.
"The World Cup is at the end of the season so we still have a long way to go in which I can prove myself. Things can change
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