England vs Netherlands, EURO 2024 Live Score: The Three Lions face the Dutchmen in the second semifinal in Dortmund.
England vs Netherlands Semi Final, Euro Cup 2024 Live: England aim to make a second consecutive UEFA Euro final as they take on the Netherlands in the second Euro 2024 semi-final at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
Despite lacklustre results in the group stage with a goalless draw to France and a 2-3 defeat to Austria, the Dutch have bounced back in the knockouts. After trouncing Romania 3-0 in the Round of 16, Netherlands made a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Turkey in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Gareth Southgate’s men have scraped through with similar wins in the knockouts and the England manager is not complaining about their watchful style of play. England held their nerve to deny Switzerland in the penalty-shootouts in the quarterfinals, netting all five shots as Jordan Pickford’s heroics ensured a 5-3 win. While the Dutch have not made a final since their 1988 Euros win, England will be hoping to get closer to the elusive title once again.
Starting XI – Netherlands: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Reijnders; Malen, Simons, Gakpo; Depay; Subs: Geertruida, de Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Frimpong, Bijlow, Van de Ven, Veerman, Blind, Brobbey, Maatsen, Zirkzee, Flekken, Bergwijn, Gravenberch; England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi; Saka, Mainoo, Rice, Trippier; Foden, Bellingham; Kane; Subs: Shaw, Alexander-Arnold, Ramsdale, Konsa, Dunk, Gallagher, Toney, Gordon, Watkins, Bowen, Eze, Gomez, Henderson, Palmer, Wharton.
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Why Gakpo-Dumfries combo has become the vital Netherlands flank-to-flank move
From imbalance originated the most exciting Dutch move this Euro. In an eye-twitching whiz of orange shirts, centre-back Virgil van Dijk pings the ball to right back Denzel Dumfries. He storms upfield, the right winger Steven Bergwijn drifts in, false nine Memphis Depay slithers forward, and Dumfries, from the outer reaches of the left flank sweeps a long and precise cross to Cody Gakpo, on the edge of the box, on the far side. The left-sided forward jinks and spins his markers, and lets his right-foot rip goal-wards, or find someone speeding to the centre. The move has not always produced goals, but the unusual link-up play has caught defences napping. The winner in the Turkey game had some distinct features, especially the Gakpo-Dumfries link-up though the build-up was from a more central area. READ MORE
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