England booked their place in the Euro 2024 final after beating the Netherlands 1-2 in Dortmund.
Ronald Koeman’s side started quickly, Xavi Simons catching Declan Rice out before driving a strike past Jordan Pickford to send the orange wall behind him wild.
But England had a penalty a few minutes later.
Denzel Dumfries was judged to have caught Harry Kane as he went for a volley in the box, and the Bayern Munich man buried his spot kick from 12 yards.
The second half was a much less exciting affair, but there was a moment of magic in the dying seconds.
Ollie Watkins, who had been brought on for Kane, fired an inch-perfect volley home, sending the bench, fans and players on the pitch into a momentous round of celebrations.
How it happened
Eyebrows were raised when Kieran Trippier was named at left-wing back again, despite Luke Shaw’s return from the bench in the quarter-final.
But the Netherlands must have been expecting him to start, and they were targeting the Newcastle man from the very first second.
Donyell Malen was looking to use his pace to get in behind the seasoned defender and very nearly did early on, only for the Three Lions to be rescued by the offside flag.
It wasn’t Malen who scored the opener though.
England were undone by Paris Saint-Germain’s Simons, who struck a truly wonderful strike past Jordan Pickford.
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The chance came from Rice being dispossessed in a dangerous position, with Simons driving forward towards goal and was free to strike with no defender closing him down.
It was a familiar situation for Gareth Southgate’s men, who also went 1-0 down against Switzerland and Slovakia.
But it did not take long for them to respond, as has been the case throughout the tournament.
Captain Kane looked to fire a snap volley home after Bukayo Saka was tackled in the box, but as his effort flew over the bar, he was caught but a high…
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Author : Mitch Fretton
Publish date : 2024-07-10 20:58:56
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