England and the Netherlands face off Wednesday within the Euro 2024 semifinals, with the winner advancing to Sunday’s final against Spain.
The pre-tournament favourite, England has solely scored 5 targets in 5 matches, needing late equalizers to drive further time in eventual knockout stage wins over Slovakia and Switzerland. The Netherlands beat Romania within the Round of 16 (3-0) and Turkey (2-1) within the quarterfinal to arrange the showdown vs. England.
“We’re here for a reason, Holland are here for a reason and may the best team win,” England midfielder Declan Rice mentioned.
England has by no means gained the Euros, ending runner-up in 2020, whereas the Netherlands gained the event again in 1988.
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England vs Netherlands beginning lineup
Defender Marc Guehi returns for England after lacking the quarterfinal as a consequence of suspension and replaces Ezri Konsa.
England: Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi, John Stones, Kieran Trippier; Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo, Bukayo Saka; Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Harry Kane (c)
Netherlands: Bart Verbruggen; Denzel Dumfries, Virgil van Dijk (c), Stefan de Vrij, Nathan Ake; Tijjani Reijnders, Jerdy Schouten, Xavi Simons; Donyell Malen, Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay
England vs. Netherlands odds
Regular time end result:
- Netherlands to win: +200
- England to win: +170
- Draw: +180
To advance
- Netherlands: +100
- England: -125
England vs. Netherlands prediction
Jim Reineking: Netherlands 2, England 1 – When will England’s inevitable choke in a significant worldwide event occur? It needed to sweat out wins in opposition to Slovakia within the Round of 16 (two very late targets to win) and Switzerland within the quarterfinals (in a penalty shootout). Well, England’s luck will run out Wednesday in opposition to the Netherlands. Led by Golden Boot candidate Cody Gakpo, the Netherlands has displayed a stronger offense than England to this point (9 targets vs. 5 for the Three Lions) and that would be the distinction in reaching Sunday’s last vs. Spain.
Jesse Yomtov: England 1, Netherlands 1 (ENG wins in penalties) – Say what you’ll about England’s crawl to the semifinals, however the staff confirmed unimaginable resolve in its two knockout spherical wins to seize late equalizers and drive further time in opposition to Slovakia and Switzerland. This recreation must be extra open than a few of England’s different contests on this event and the Three Lions could be anticipated to look extra harmful in assault.
Tijjani Reijnders stars for Netherlands
25-year-old midfielder Tijjani Reijnders has been a key participant for Holland at Euro 2024. He joined AC Milan final season and performed 50 video games in all competitions for the Italian giants.
Jude Bellingham has historical past with semifinal referee
German referee Felix Zwayer has been appointed to officiate the Euro 2024 semifinal between England and the Netherlands in Dortmund, and is an official with whom Jude Bellingham has beforehand clashed with in the identical stadium.
In 2021, when Bellingham was at Borussia Dortmund, the England midfielder obtained a nice of 40,000 euros for feedback he made relating to Zwayer following his aspect’s 3-2 defeat by Bayern Munich.
“You can look at a lot of the decisions in the game. You give a referee, that has match-fixed before, the biggest game in Germany. What do you expect?” Bellingham mentioned on the time.
His feedback referenced a interval in Zwayer’s profession which he would have most well-liked to place behind him.
In 2005, referee Robert Hoyzer was sentenced to 2 years and 5 months in jail for his position in a large match-fixing scandal which rocked German soccer, and though Zwayer was a kind of who reported his suspicions, he too was punished.
Zwayer was given a six-month ban by the German Football Federation (DFB) for accepting 300 euros from Hoyzer for agreeing to make incorrect choices throughout a recreation whereas he was an assistant referee.
He took a brief break after Bellingham’s feedback, however since then has refereed the 2023 Nations League last and at Euro 2024 Zwayer has taken cost of three video games earlier than the semi-final.
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Has England ever gained the Euros?
England has by no means gained the European championships. The nation’s finest end was in 2021 because the runner-up, shedding to Italy in penalty kicks.
England’s Declan Rice: ‘May the best team win’
Declan Rice is taking England’s Euro 2024 semi-final in opposition to the Netherlands in his stride and believes they’ve the momentum to beat the Dutch and win their first-ever European Championship.
“It’s business as usual … I don’t put too much pressure on myself, I don’t think about it too much,” Rice instructed England’s Lions’ Den program..
“We’re here for a reason, Holland are here for a reason and may the best team win. It’s a game of football, we feel like we’ve got a really good bit of momentum on our side,” Rice added.
The statistics underline Rice’s contribution for England, masking extra distance within the event than another participant at 63.9km (39.7 miles) over 5 matches, with the fourth most tackles and balls recovered.
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Bukayo Saka, England stayed unfastened with golf outing
Bukayo Saka gained plaudits for placing the ball so sweetly in England’s quarter-final win over Switzerland and did it once more on his golf debut on the weekend even when his celebrations had been spoiled by an embarrassing tumble over the golf bag.
Beginner’s luck it could have been however Saka, who equalized in opposition to the Swiss and transformed his penalty within the 5-3 shootout win, shone when England had been handled to some golf on their break day on Sunday.
“Oh my goodness – best shot of my life,” Saka mentioned after his first effort.
He struck the ball properly on his subsequent try too and whereas having fun with beneficiant applause he stumbled comically, prompting laughter and ridicule from teammates. The distraction could possibly be simply what England want forward of their semi-final with Netherlands on Wednesday, after they purpose to succeed in their second successive Euros last.
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England gamers again supervisor Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate is precisely what England want as a frontrunner and he has instilled a way of togetherness in a staff who’ve grown stronger throughout Euro 2024 and have by no means been extra motivated, defender Luke Shaw mentioned on Monday.
“He really took us to the next level, no manager has really been as successful as him as what he’s been doing recently,” Shaw instructed a press convention.
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Netherlands confronted journey disruption attending to Dortmund
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman shrugged off the journey disruption confronted by his squad on Tuesday and mentioned the staff had been properly rested forward of Wednesday’s European Championship semi-final in opposition to England.
The Dutch had been compelled to desert their plans to journey to Dortmund by practice from their base at Wolfsburg, after the service was canceled as a consequence of a blockage on the route, the Dutch Football Association mentioned.
Instead, they flew to Dortmund, arriving at their lodge some 4 hours later than deliberate.
“It was not a problem, we had a good rest this afternoon, we were on the plane for just 30 minutes, arrived at our hotel and we can have a good rest tonight,” Koeman said in an interview with UEFA after his scheduled pre-match press conference had to be canceled because of the travel delay.
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Where is the Euro 2024 final?
The last for Euro 2024 shall be performed on the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday, July 14. The venue beforehand hosted the 2006 World Cup last (Italy defeated France) and 2015 UEFA Champions League last.
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