Defeating the Netherlands, England will meet Spain in the Euro 2024 final
Báo Dân trí•11/07/2024
(Dan Tri) - At Signal Iduna Park in the early morning of July 11, the England team came from behind to defeat the Netherlands 2-1 in the Euro 2024 semi-finals. Kane and Watkins scored to help coach Southgate and his team reach the final.
Highlights: England beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the Euro 2024 semi-finals
The England-Netherlands match at Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund, Germany) was exciting and dramatic. The Netherlands started better and in the 7th minute, Xavi Simons had a beautiful long-range shot to open the score for Koeman's team.
Ollie Watkins scored the decisive goal to send England into the Euro 2024 final (Photo: UEFA).
However, the English did not have to wait long when in the 18th minute, Harry Kane was fouled by Denzel Dumfries in the penalty area. The referee awarded England a penalty and Harry Kane calmly beat goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, equalizing 1-1 for Southgate's team. The following minutes of the match were a tight affair, with both teams playing cautiously, so opportunities were not clear. Thanks to experience and a higher quality squad, the English team was somewhat dominant and controlled the game.
The joy of England and the sadness of the Netherlands after the end of the match (Photo: UEFA).
It seemed like the two teams were about to enter extra time, but in the injury time, Cole Palmer had a pass for Ollie Watkins to turn skillfully and finish past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, sealing a 2-1 victory for England against the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-finals. Overcoming the great challenge of the Netherlands, the England team will face Spain in the Euro 2024 final at the Olympic Stadium (Berlin, Germany) at 02:00 on July 15. This is the second consecutive time that coach Southgate and his team have participated in the final of Europe's biggest football tournament.
Euro 2024 Live: Netherlands - England
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The match ended with a 2-1 victory for the England team.
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IN: Ollie Watkins makes it 2-1 for England
Ollie Watkins' joy (Photo: UEFA).
England moved forward at pace and Cole Palmer cleverly passed the ball to Ollie Watkins who turned cleverly before finishing past Bart Verbruggen to make it 2-1 to England.
Ollie Watkins' finish brought victory to England (Photo: UEFA).
England attacked at pace and Cole Palmer made a clever pass to Ollie Watkins who turned cleverly before finishing past Bart Verbruggen, making it 2-1 for England. 87'
The Dutch team continuously passed the ball in the air.
Thanks to the tall physique of striker Wout Weghorst, the Netherlands continuously made crosses, but they still lacked precision in their final shots.
Coach Southgate decided to take Harry Kane off the field to make way for Ollie Watkins (Photo: UEFA).
79'
Saka scored against the Netherlands
England attacked on the right flank, Foden passed the ball to Kyle Walker to cross and Saka finished into the net for the Netherlands. After checking VAR technology, the referee determined that Walker was offside.
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Xavi Simons' shot was unsuccessful.
Gakpo crossed the ball from the left wing, Stones cleared it and Xavi Simons decided to shoot from inside the box, but the ball went low and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford caught it.
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is playing very solidly (Photo: UEFA).
72'
Bellingham received a yellow card
In a situation of wanting the ball, Bellingham committed a foul that left Stefan De Vrij lying painfully on the field and the England star received a yellow card.
65'
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saves
Joey Veerman took a free kick in midfield and Van Dijk fired a powerful shot into the box, but goalkeeper Jordan Pickford flew to save for England.
Jordan Pickford's flying save (Photo: UEFA)
Van Dijk's finishing situation (Photo: UEFA).
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The Netherlands defended very solidly.
Facing the attacking pressure of England, the Netherlands defended very solidly. Coach Koeman's team's attacks were also sharp with the mobility of Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons.
The Netherlands are playing solid defense (Photo: UEFA).
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England controlled the game better
The dispute between Kane and Denzel Dumfries (Photo: UEFA).
The Netherlands played with a deep line-up and England were in better control of the game. Luke Shaw was quite active, but his crosses from the left wing were not effective.
Kane and Saka helped England create a better game than the Netherlands (Photo: UEFA).
47'
Bellingham failed to handle the ball.
Luke Shaw chipped the ball to Bellingham down the left flank, but Stefan de Vrij made a clever defensive move.
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The first half ended in a 1-1 draw.
Statistics after the end of the first half (Photo: UEFA).
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Netherlands pressed the field at the end of the first half
The Netherlands controlled the ball in midfield and Simons passed the ball to Ake, who struggled to clear the danger.
39'
Foden could not beat the Dutch goalkeeper
Mainoo had a skillful backheel in the penalty area and Foden broke free before firing a long-range shot, but Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen caught the ball.
Xavi Simons played quite impressively in midfield (Photo: UEFA).
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Phil Foden's inspirational ball handling
England attacked on the right flank and Foden had a beautiful shot from outside the box, the ball went wide of the Dutch goalpost.
Reijnders' dribble past Foden (Photo: UEFA).
30'
Denzel Dumfries' header hits the crossbar
The Netherlands got a corner kick on the right wing and Depay passed the ball for Denzel Dumfries to jump high and head, unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar.
Bart Verbruggen's regret (Photo: UEFA).
The Netherlands got a corner kick on the right wing and Depay passed the ball for Denzel Dumfries to jump high and head, unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar.
Denzel Dumfries' header (Photo: UEFA).
29'
The match took place at a high speed.
England are dominating possession thanks to the movement of Bellingham, Foden and Saka. Holland are also moving forward confidently and Depay passes the ball to Malen to finish, but Walker intercepts it in the box.
23'
Denzel Dumfries saves for the Netherlands on the goal line
Phil Foden dribbled skillfully in the penalty area and then shot close to the goal past the Dutch goalkeeper, but Denzel Dumfries was quick to save on the goal line.
17'
IN: Harry Kane equalizes 1-1 for England
On penalties, Harry Kane defeated goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, equalizing 1-1 for the England team.
Harry Kane's successful penalty kick (Photo: UEFA).
Harry Kane celebrates scoring the equalizer 1-1 for England (Photo: UEFA).
14'
Harry Kane brings home a penalty for England
Saka's dribble and shot from inside the box bounced and Kane volleyed the ball over the bar. The England captain then suffered a painful moment when Denzel Dumfries appeared to be heading the ball. The referee then checked the VAR and England were awarded a penalty and Denzel Dumfries was shown a yellow card.
11'
England's unsuccessful free kick
Bellingham was fouled on the left flank and England were awarded a free-kick, but Foden's cross failed to get past the Dutch defence.
7'
IN: Xavi Simons' stunning long-range strike opens the scoring for the Netherlands
The Netherlands attacked directly on the right wing and Xavi Simons broke through fiercely before unleashing a powerful shot straight into the far corner, beating goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, opening the score 1-0 for coach Koeman's team.
The Netherlands attacked quickly on the right flank and Malen passed the ball into the middle, but Memphis Depay could not get past John Stones' challenge.
The dispute between Van Dijk and Harry Kane (Photo: UEFA).
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The first half of the match begins.
Exciting atmosphere at Signal Iduna Park (Photo: UEFA).
a minute ago
England team ready for big battle in Dortmund
2 minutes ago
Dutch players warm up at Signal Iduna Park
Van Dijk and his teammates warm up on the field (Photo: UEFA).
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11 starting players of the Netherlands national team
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England's starting lineup
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Legend Ruud Gullit predicts the Netherlands - England match
Ruud Gullit was a teammate of Ronald Koeman (current coach of the Netherlands) when they won the Euro 1988 championship in Germany (Photo: Mail).
Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit, who spent many years as a coach in England, highly appreciated the strength of the England team.
The Dutch opened up about the European Championship like in 1988 in Germany (Photo: Getty).
However, he believes that the current "Orange Storm" has big stars like Cody Gakpo and Van Dijk who are capable of making a difference in tonight's Euro 2024 semi-final.
an hour ago
The passion of Dutch fans in Germany
A large number of Dutch fans will be present in Dortmund tonight (Photo: Daily Mail).
an hour ago
British press predicts the starting lineup of coach Southgate's team
The Daily Mail predicts England's starting lineup against the Netherlands. Accordingly, coach Southgate will use a 3-4-2-1 formation with Harry Kane as the center forward, Bellingham and Phil Foden playing freely. The England midfield consists of the central midfielders Rice - Mainoo, Trippier and Saka operating on the two wings. The three defenders that coach Southgate trusts are Guehi, Stone and Walker.
2 hours ago
Dutch fans heat up the atmosphere in Dortmund
Before the match at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund (Germany), many Dutch fans were present early outside the stadium to "fuel" coach Koeman's team.
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The English recall the memory of their team winning the Netherlands 4-1
In the Euro 1996 group stage in England, the home team convincingly defeated the Netherlands 4-1, on a day when stars like Alan Shearer, Sheringham and Paul Gascoigne shone.
In the tournament 28 years ago, England reached the semi-finals and lost to Germany on penalties. The Netherlands reached the quarter-finals and lost to France on penalties.
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Paul Merson: "England team has not played to its full potential"
Former midfielder Paul Merson commented on the strength of the England team at Euro 2024: "England will win Euro 2024, I said that from day one, and I still reserve my opinion. Coach Southgate and his team have not shown their best form, have not played to their full potential, but still reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024. That shows how strong the team is."
2 hours ago
Cody Gakpo rates England team highly
Speaking ahead of the Netherlands' semi-final against England, striker Cody Gakpo said: "I hope that in the match against England, the Netherlands can play more cohesively and play their best match since the beginning of the tournament.
Gakpo hopes the Netherlands will play more diversely when facing England (Photo: UEFA).
The Liverpool star added: "Sometimes I'll play wide and cross into the box, rather than cutting inside, or lay the ball back for the second line to finish. All the defenders have to start adapting and guessing what I might do next time. So I try to play in as many positions as possible."
4 hours ago
England and Netherlands squad situation before Euro 2024 semi-finals
Netherlands: After Wout Weghorst replaced Bergwijn at the beginning of the second half of the match against Turkey in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, the Netherlands had a better game and successfully came back. That suggested to coach Koeman the possibility of using Weghorst from the start in the match against England. In addition, in the context of Bergwijn's poor performance, coach Koeman has the option of using Donyell Malen from the start on the right wing. In the midfield, Xavi Simons will continue to combine with Jerdy Schouten and Tijjani Reijnders.
England and the Netherlands have their strongest squads ahead of tonight's match in Dortmund (Photo: UEFA).
England: Luke Shaw returned and came off the bench against Switzerland. However, coach Southgate is likely to use Kieran Trippier and Bukayo Saka on the two wings. Marc Guehi returns after suspension. This player can take back the position of Ezri Konsa, who played quite well in the match against Switzerland. Harry Kane will continue to lead the attack. If he scores against the Netherlands, the striker born in 1993 will join Viktor Ponedelnik and Valentin Ivanov (both from the Soviet Union) to become the rare players to score in two consecutive Euro semi-finals. Expected lineups Netherlands vs England Netherlands (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Reijnders; Malen, Simons, Gakpo; Depay. England (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier; Rice, Mainoo; Saka, Bellingham, Foden; Kane.
4 hours ago
History of confrontations between England and the Netherlands
In the past, the head-to-head record between the two teams was quite balanced. They have faced each other in 22 matches. The Netherlands won 7 matches, drew 9 and lost 6 against the England team. However, in recent times, the Three Lions have shown themselves to be at a disadvantage. The foggy country team lost 3/4 of their most recent matches against the Netherlands.
The Netherlands won against England in the 2009 Nations League (Photo: Sky Sports).
In fact, if counting from 1996 to now, England has only won 1/9 matches against the Netherlands. That was a friendly match in 2018 (England won 1-0). In the last time the two teams met, the Netherlands won 3-1 against England in Portugal in the semi-finals of the 2019 Nations League. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for the Three Lions. Then, in the 73rd minute, De Ligt equalized. In extra time, the Netherlands scored two goals after own goals from Kyle Walker and Promes.
6 hours ago
Coach Southgate: "England team wants to change history"
Ahead of the match against the Netherlands, England manager Southgate said: "Step by step, England have overcome challenges. Now we want to break through to new milestones." "We have never reached a major final (World Cup and Euro) outside of England. This match against the Netherlands is our chance to do that," added manager Gareth Southgate. The last two times England have been in the World Cup and Euro finals, both were in England. In 1966, England reached the final (and then won) of the tournament they played on home soil.
Coach Southgate wants to join the England team in the Euro 2024 final (Photo: UEFA).
In the Euro 2020 final (England lost to Italy), the tournament 3 years ago (Euro 2020 is actually played in 2021) had many co-host countries, but the final still took place at Wembley Stadium in London (England). In addition to wanting to play the final for the first time outside the foggy country, the England team also completely changed their penalty shootout record. In the quarter-final match against Switzerland, the England players successfully kicked all 5 of their kicks, defeating their opponents. This is something that has never happened to the England team in major tournaments. Coach Gareth Southgate shared: "We don't want to let previous failures haunt us. The England team wants to change history. My players see that as motivation to move forward." "It's true that many years ago, we were always nervous every time we had to take penalties, but now the team's mindset is different. My players go onto the field with the mindset that they can achieve what they want," coach Gareth Southgate confidently declared.
6 hours ago
Coach Koeman is cautious before the match with England
Ahead of the clash with England, coach Koeman appeared very confident. He said: "We know that there is not really much difference between the two teams, in my opinion the winning rate is 50-50. But we will need a perfect match to win. We know they have many stars in the squad, but reaching the semi-finals shows that both teams are really strong and it will be an attractive match."
Coach Koeman shows respect for the England team (Photo: UEFA).
Meanwhile, England coach Gareth Southgate said the incident would not affect the Netherlands and the semi-final between the two teams would be a tough battle. "I don't see the travel incident having any impact on the game. We don't play for the next nine hours, so there's plenty of time. I'm sure they'll still have dinner," coach Southgate expressed. "Our intention is to control the ball, but the opponent will try to stop us. We can't score many goals but in the last three games we've had to face a defense of five defenders. We've reached the third semi-final in four appearances but that's not where we want to stop," the English strategist affirmed.
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Dutch team encountered an unexpected incident, coach Koeman had to cancel the press conference
According to the confirmation of the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB), the Dutch team had to cancel their plan to travel by train to Dortmund to attend the Euro 2024 semi-final against England taking place early tomorrow morning (02:00 July 11, Vietnam time). Instead, coach Ronald Koeman's team had to take a plane from Wolfsburg to Dortmund and arrive at the hotel at around 10:00 pm (local time), 4 hours later than the original plan.
The Netherlands team had a small problem before the semi-final match against England (Photo: UEFA).
"The train service has been cancelled due to congestion on the route," the KNVB said in a statement. This meant that Ronald Koeman's pre-semi-final press conference with the media was cancelled, but the Dutch tactician did not mind the delay and said his team were well rested and ready to face England. "No problem, we had a good rest this afternoon, we only got on the plane for 30 minutes, arrived at the hotel and we can rest comfortably tonight," Koeman said in an interview with UEFA.
6 hours ago
Spain wins ticket to Euro 2024 final
The Spain-France match at the Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany) in the early morning of July 10 took place at a high speed right from the first minutes. France showed its pragmatism when in the 9th minute, Mbappe had a situation where the ball was passed to Kolo Muani to jump high and head the ball to open the score. However, Spain showed the class of a top candidate for this year's championship. In the 21st minute, Lamine Yamal turned the ball on the right wing and kicked the ball into the far corner, defeating goalkeeper Maignan, equalizing 1-1 for Spain.
Highlight Spain beat France 2-1 in Euro 2024 semi-finals
4 minutes later, Dani Olmo handled the ball delicately in the penalty area, passed Kounde, then fired a decisive shot past Maignan, raising the score to 2-1 for Spain. After taking the lead, coach De La Fuente's team played slowly but they still took the initiative in the game, making France deadlocked in their attack. Coach Deschamps' students continuously played high balls in the second half, but the Spanish defense played very solidly. On the day captain Kylian Mbappe played unluckily, France could not get an equalizer and accepted a 1-2 loss to Spain. Defeating France in the semi-finals, Spain registered in the Euro 2024 final after 6 wins. The team from the land of bulls has the opportunity to set a record of 4 times winning the European championship.
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