England National Teambecame the second finalist of the 2024 European Football Championship, beating the team Netherlands in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Game Netherlands — England took place at Signal Iduna Park in Dortund and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the Three Lions team.
Netherlands — England: review of the Euro 2024 1/2 final match
Both teams started the match actively, England put more pressure, but it was the Netherlands who were the first to put zeros on the scoreboard already in the seventh minute. Javi Simons scored a magnificent shot, , who sent the ball into the left corner.
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The English equalized after 11 minutes when the referee Felix Zweier after VAR review awarded a penalty due to a foul Denzel Dumfries , which was realized by Harry Kane.The decision to award a penalty kick immediately raised doubts.
Even in Britain, some experts consider it a mistake. In particular, ex-England player Harry Neville, quoted by TNT Sports, said: As a defender, I think the penalty was an absolute disgrace.
The teams did not score any more goals in the first half, so they went to the break with the score 1:1. Overall, England didn't look like themselves in the first half. It was a completely different game from the anti-football that Gareth Southgate's men had demonstrated in previous matches.
The English had more possession of the ball and made eight shots on goal, of which three — on target. While the Netherlands made three shots and only one on target.
In the second half, in the 65th minute, the captain of the Orange Virgil Van Dijk could have put his team ahead when he fired into the corner of the goal after a free kick . But the English goalkeeper coped with the shot Jordan Pickford.
Ten minutes before the end of the match, the English winger broke through the opponent's goal Bukayo Saka, but the goal was canceled due to offside. But in the first compensated minute, forward Ollie Watkins sent the ball into the bottom corner of the goal from outside the penalty area.
Thus, England made it to the final of the European Championship for the second time in a row and became only the fourth team in history to achieve such a result. In the final, Gareth Southgate's team will play against the Spanish team on July 14 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
You can find a detailed calendar and schedule of Euro 2024 matches in our material.
