Netherlands and England make their respective entrances at Signal Iduna Park with thunderous applause, led by Gareth Southgate’s team, under which Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Kobbie Mainoo, an impressive 19-year-old midfielder, have transformed into fearsome opponents.
Van Dijk escalates their disagreement with Felix Zwayer and is booked for dissension. Attempts by Dutch to reach an amicable resolution failed when Veerman attempted to deliver a cross into the area for Weghorst but overshot his delivery, and thus missed their chance. The match statistics between the Netherlands national football team vs England national football team reveal a tense and competitive encounter.
Head-to-Head
For the Netherlands to reach their first major tournament final since Euro ’88, they must defeat England in today’s semi-final at BVB Stadion Dortmund. Both sides have much at stake here: Gareth Southgate’s England are coming off an inconsistent World Cup campaign; Ronald Koeman and his Oranje have an opportunity to avenge last-gasp defeat by Spain during Euro ’96 final.
England have seen improved play under Southgate, yet are unable to exert as much dominance as they once did under Sam Allardyce. Their physical challenge against top teams has proven too much for them and have wasted numerous chances this tournament, including two missed penalties against Uruguay.
As has been the case historically, England have never defeated Holland at home – and this game will likely follow suit. After an incredible goal from Xavi Simon gave them an early lead, England levelled with an outstanding Harry Kane penalty kick and eventually took victory 3-2.
Both teams begin cautiously as they look to control the game early on, yet England claim an early free-kick deep within Dutch territory when Gakpo encumbrances Saka. Trippier and Foden come forward, yet England are unable to quickly find an equaliser as Dutch defense proves stubborn.
Once the match was underway, Oranje found their footing. A great run of possession allowed them to keep possession in England’s half for extended periods before finally breaching into their back four and scoring through Marc Guehi before Kane managed to catch him as he shot.
England are given another chance to level the match when Kane is fouled in the box by Dumfries and converts a VAR-revised spot kick easily. Though often outclassed during play, England manage to keep pushing forward and have another good opportunity at scoring during stoppage time when Adam Lallana receives possession on the right flank.
Match Statistics
Ollie Watkins produced an incredible match to propel Gareth Southgate’s England side to the final of Euro 2024 in Dortmund. His late winner put paid to any Dutch hopes they had of quickly exiting, after Xavi Simons equalised Phil Foden’s controversial penalty with an early strike from Xavi Simons that equalised it early on in Dortmund.
England have finally achieved victory against Netherlands at this tournament and will face off in Sunday’s final at Johan Cruyff Arena.
Rain has stopped falling in Dortmund and the game has started, with both sides looking to take control. The Oranje are keen to avoid repeating their shock defeat to Austria from Round 1, while England hope to make amends for an underwhelming display against Germany in Round 4.
VAR comes into action again when Denzel Dumfries challenges Harry Kane inside the box. Referee Felix Zwayer takes an in-depth look at what occurred before awarding Kane with a penalty that he promptly converts low past Verbruggen in 18 minutes to level the scores and draw level with United.
England were more aggressive in the first half, with Phil Foden striking the bar and drawing an excellent save from Bart Verbruggen. But after halftime, Ronald Koeman’s side established themselves, dominating possession with ease while Jordan Pickford made numerous key interventions to keep the score tied at 1-1.
As the second period gets underway, only brief moments of excitement have come about so far. Van Dijk attempts to remonstrate with Zwayer after Saka shoves Weghorst into the box, but his protestations go too far and he is booked for dissent.
The Dutch open the second period on the offensive and Simons creates a great chance for himself when he juggles just inside the area before cutting back low for Gakpo; his effort was however blocked well by Kieran Trippier and Kieran Trippier then attempted to find Malen with a cross from the right, only for it to remain offside and flag up.
Goals Scored
England had to persevere through an exciting encounter against the Dutch to advance to their first European Championship final since 1958. There were huge moments, with England’s young stars taking centre stage – particularly Phil Foden who mesmerised everyone with his scintillating passing, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Kobbie Mainoo (19) running midfield so effortlessly that it seemed he was an experienced veteran!
Simons scored England’s opening goal with an exquisite effort from outside of the area, before turning and firing past Bart Verbruggen. England continued their press after halftime and were unlucky not to score through Saka, who dodged through several tackles and attempts before forcing Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to parry his effort.
Foden hit a header off of the crossbar while Bellingham came close with his overhead kick attempt. On this night of celebration and youthful talent, young England fans found their voices around Westfalenstadion Stadium.
After the interval, the rain has eased up considerably in Dortmund and it is becoming much more comfortable. Netherlands are beginning to dominate again, and Reijnders launched an attack down the right. Unfortunately his pass didn’t reach Malen and England took back possession.
Rice may have earned a yellow card for tugging Reijnders back at the start of that Dutch counter, but Southgate decided not to punish him. Instead, he must stay alert as Gakpo looks for ways to cross from left side.
Arsenal player Olivier Giroud hasn’t quite hit his peak yet, but has shown signs of improvement throughout this game. He made himself a threat from wide areas early on and even forced a save from Bart Verbruggen!
Foden is in full flight now, nearly scoring his second goal of the evening with a stunning effort that hits off the post.
Goals Conceived
The Netherlands national football team has become renowned for its distinctive orange shirts since 1907; these have become a national icon and serve as a national symbol. Their use can be traced back to one of the royal house titles known as Prince of Orange which were in use until late twentieth century – it features on their team crest, though no longer used officially as part of its official emblem.
The Dutch national football team has an illustrious history of winning major tournaments and qualifying for international competitions, ranking fourth in UEFA Nations League rankings after three wins out of four this campaign in their UEFA Nations League campaign so far. Additionally, they participated in two World Cup tournaments (finishing third in 1998 and fourth in 2006).
Both teams will look to continue their good form into this quarterfinal matchup, England currently unbeaten and having scored 12 goals while Netherlands only concede five. Expect an exciting and close contest which won’t disappoint fans!
Dutch free kick on the right side of the box from Gakpo; Dumfries attempts to head it past, only for it to sail over his bar and into another corner by Saka. From Walker’s attempt at playing back into Saka’s middle for Walker, Saka plays it back out towards Walker who then attempts to send it over the top towards Kane; unfortunately he was not on his wavelength and it flew past him instead.
Kane dribbled past Veerman and attempted to dart into an opening in the Netherlands defence; however, they managed to foil this plan quickly. A few minutes later, he attempted to pass onto Bellingham in the center of the park but she wasn’t feeling it and thus it was easily cleared away by her midfield partner.
England initially keep the ball in the middle of the pitch for some time before Trippier attempts to juggle it leftwards to Mainoo of Tottenham FC. Mainoo attempts a pass into Kane’s space on his left but fails due to being too high and easily cleared away by teammates.
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