England left it late but beat Netherlands on Wednesday night to win their Euro 2024 semi-final.
Ollie Watkins, who didn’t play top flight club football until the age of 24, scored the decisive goal in the 90th minute to deliver arguably England men’s greatest moment in 58 years.
It is now back-to-back European Championship finals for the Three Lions and a first ever final achieved on foreign soil after home advantage was a helping hand in both 1966 and 2021.
Usually so proudly yellow, Dortmund was unmistakably Oranje before kick-off.
Fan zone in town so packed with Dutch fans that stewards not letting any more in. #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/JOk9mvt8vs
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 10, 2024
When u walk out the train station into a moving wall of orange pic.twitter.com/cm2ToZPKv7
— Scott Saunders (@__scottsaunders) July 10, 2024
When the game got going, it wasn’t long before the Orange Wall had something to celebrate.
An 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 strike 🇳🇱
Xavi Simons brings pure Dutch delight to Dortmund! ⚽️#Euro2024 | #NEDENG pic.twitter.com/PNKwNbQcUr
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 10, 2024
😳⚡️ Xavi Simons golazo, his first goal at the Euros… and it’s against England! pic.twitter.com/IMy3Ui0SE6
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 10, 2024
Power aside, it did look within reach for Jordan Pickford.
Xavi Simons looked up and this is what he saw: pic.twitter.com/lddIWaLK0q
— . (@tsnmknd) July 10, 2024
England’s equaliser was a gift.
Was Dumfries supposed to let him score without intervening? Going to the ball like that was the only way to disturb Kane’s shot. People talking about contact but it’s a contact sport not basketball. He got the shot off and missed.
The game is fully gone. pic.twitter.com/p3xV1irIUK
— TREQUARTISTA (@TatticaPassata) July 10, 2024
Kane kicks Dumfries’ foot
That’s a free kick to Holland
Scandalous penalty
— Carlo Garganese (@carlogarganese) July 10, 2024
Kane had no reason to care whether it should have been given and converted with aplomb.
Gareth felt that one 😤#NEDENG pic.twitter.com/ItwV7TzHSh
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 10, 2024
England, and particularly Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo, came to life after that.
Foden & Mainoo have been fantastic! #EURO2024
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) July 10, 2024
Kobbie + Foden pure silk…. #EURO2024
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) July 10, 2024
Phil Foden so close to giving England the lead… twice.
One cleared off the line. And…
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