Line-ups confirmed as Euro 2024 semi-finals await

The Netherlands and Turkey go head-to-head in the final Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday night.

A place in the semi-finals is the prize with both sides fancying their chances of winning a historic championship in Germany.

The Dutch have not been at their best level in the tournament so far, but yet remain three wins away from silverware.

They overcame Romania in the last 16, comfortably in the end, but face another tough test in Turkey.

They have been a surprise package so far having failed to live up to the hype in the last Euros, but are now flourishing under head coach Vincenzo Montella.

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Team news

Neither side will want to tinker with their line-ups too much, but Turkey will have to find a way to replace Merih Demiralk, who scored both goals against Austria.

Captain Hakan Calhanoglu returns from suspension but midfielders Orkun Kokcu and Ismail Yuksek will have to sit out having picked up two yellow cards.

Eight more Turkish players are at risk of a suspension should they be cautioned, including Real Madrid star Arda Guler.

The Dutch do not have as many problems, with only three players at risk of missing out on a potential semi-final – although one of them is wing-back Denzel Dumfries.

Head coach Ronald Koeman said earlier in the week that Nathan Ake will need to have a late fitness test, despite training in the days building up to this match.

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Confirmed line-ups

Netherlands: Verbruggen, Dumfries, de Vrij, van Dijk, Ake, Schoeten, Reijnders, Bergwijn, Simons, Gakpo, Depay

Turkey: Gunok, Muldur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Kadioglu, Ayhan, Ozcan, Yilmaz, Calhanoglu, Yildiz, Gule

What they said

Koeman admits he does not know why the Netherlands’ performances have been so inconsistent but is adamant that they will turn up…

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Author : Mitch Fretton

Publish date : 2024-07-06 18:02:22

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