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Xavi Simons opened up scoring for Oranje in the seventh minute with an outstanding strike from outside of the box that narrowly missed Jordan Pickford’s fingertips, giving their hosts an early advantage. In this article, we will discuss the main points of The Netherlands National Football Team Vs England National Football Team.
Netherlands Team
The Netherlands team, commonly referred to as Het Nederlands Elftal or Oranje in Dutch, is the national football team representing the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Since 1928 they have competed in eleven FIFA World Cup tournaments and three finals; as well as 10 UEFA European Championship tournaments – winning one edition (West Germany in 1988).
Holland have been hobbled by injury during preparations for this game. Their squad currently features several injured players such as defender Mats Wieffer and midfielder Teun Koopmeiners; Memphis Depay has been their star performer so far in this tournament; scoring against Turkey before suffering an apparent foot injury shortly thereafter and leaving soon thereafter.
Gareth Southgate has endured an up-and-down tournament, yet their victory over the Netherlands brings them one step closer to claiming their first major trophy since 1966. Unfortunately, Spain have proven themselves as one of the top teams this tournament and are likely to pose an enormous threat when meeting off in the final.
Starting off the second half slowly and cautiously, both teams struggled to maintain possession. A misstep by England gave the Netherlands possession in their own half and they quickly counter-attacked under Joey Veerman before running into stiff opposition at their defensive line that denied clear chances and soon led them to switch tactics by swapping out Joey for Denzel Dumfries as their captain.
But the Netherlands quickly threatened again as Gakpo advanced down the left wing and cut in before his shot was blocked by Ake. Arsenal winger then attempted to beat Ake in the middle but Manchester City centre-back tackled him hard, taking away any chance he had of succeeding.
With 20 minutes remaining in the match, its outcome was still in doubt. After dominating in the first half, England had rallied thanks to Kane’s penalty after VAR review determined Dumfries had caught Kane as he shot. Foden quickly responded with an amazing curling shot which hit the bar but was saved by Pickford with another fine save.
England Team
Due to a blockage on their train route to Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion, the Dutch team were forced to alter their travel plans ahead of their match against Croatia. Arriving late Tuesday night, they must now rearrange a pre-match news conference featuring coach Ronald Koeman which may now take place over Zoom.
The Dutch have made one change, replacing Steven Bergwijn with Donyell Malen who returns from injury and into their starting lineup. England coach Gareth Southgate makes just one alteration: Marc Guehi returns after being injured during their last qualifying game against Switzerland; otherwise their squad remains unchanged.
England are looking threatening early, with Xavi Simons having an excellent opportunity to score when he steals in on the right wing to fire a shot that just misses its target. Additionally, Phil Foden dodged past several challenges before trying his luck with a curling shot to reach the far corner but Dumfries was there to clear it away off the line.
Both teams are now exchanging possession, with England showing more threat. Foden and Bellingham linked well, yet Bellingham’s pass to Rice on the left proved too low; then Rice tried to play through Simons but his attempt fell too long.
Gakpo quickly dances past several players on the edge of the box before shooting for goal, only for it to be blocked by Van Dijk. Felix Zwayer then gave England a free-kick which they promptly delivered over.
Guehi manages to get ahead of Weghorst just enough to win a header from a free-kick header, but Weghorst was booked after his comments towards Zwayer.
Simons scored an extraordinary strike from outside the box after seven minutes to give The Netherlands back the lead, only for their success to soon unravel due to missed chances. Jordan Pickford could only watch on as his fingertips just missed touching it into Jordan Pickford’s top left corner! Although this goal marked a spectacular beginning to their half, shortly afterwards they found themselves rueing missed opportunities and finding themselves behind once more.
Match Schedule of Netherlands National Football Team Vs England National Football Team
On Wednesday night at BVB Stadion Dortmund in Dortmund, The Netherlands and England will face off in a Euro 2024 semifinal at 19:00 local time. Both teams boast good chances of making it to the final. These two nations have met four times previously at European Championship competitions, with Netherlands winning twice against England while England taking just one win each time. Ronald Koeman has led his national team against England three times – never losing to them!
Due to an unfortunate train line blockage between Wolfsburg and Dortmund, Dutch players had to alter their travel plans for the semifinal. Due to cancellation of a scheduled train route from Wolfsburg, they instead flew in. Coach reacted calmly; noting his players were well rested for this crucial game.
Netherlands scored their opening goal against England in just seven minutes of their semifinal match at Euro 2024, thanks to Xavi Simons’ stunning volley from outside of the penalty area that narrowly grazed goalkeeper Jordan Pickford before sailing into the top left corner.
England responded quickly with a goal from Harry Kane, awarded a penalty following an offside call by referee Felix Zwayer. Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk didn’t like this decision and showed his discontent by shaking his head in disapproval; later he said it “destroyed football”.
After halftime, both sides became much more competitive, creating numerous chances. Unfortunately, however, the score remained level until Ollie Watkins scored late winner for England 91st minute to send them into final against Spain and make history in Gareth Southgate’s team history with two consecutive major tournament final appearances.
Since 1988, when they defeated West Germany 2-0 at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, the Netherlands have not made it past semifinals of any major tournament and have never managed to reach another tournament final.
Predictions of Netherlands National Football Team Vs England National Football Team
With their place in the Euro 2024 final on the line, England are set to face familiar foes Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday in an attempt to advance. Since their 4-1 triumph at Euro 1996, these teams have not met in major tournaments so this clash should prove closely contested.
The Dutch have won just one of the last nine matches against England, while their most recent encounter in a UEFA Nations League semi-final in 2019 ended deadlocked after 90 minutes – but Gareth Southgate’s side were eventually victorious after substitute Jude Bellingham scored two late goals to clinch victory and defeat Holland.
Both teams have underperformed in this tournament, with England emerging as the superior squad and being more likely to defeat its opponent than before. England won both knockout matches they played during Group C competition against Slovenia while also looking more aggressive on the counterattack than they had done previously.
Phil Foden and Harry Kane have shown glimpses of their best form while Jordan Pickford has been solid between the posts for England. Gareth Southgate has given Luke Shaw encouragement after missing four matches due to a hamstring injury recovery; Kieran Trippier and Bukayo Saka will also provide defensive options on either flank.
The Netherlands are an entirely different challenge; having defeated Turkiye 2-1 in their quarter-final thanks to an energetic second half display that proved they can’t always depend on silky possession football for results. Ronald Koeman introduced Wout Weghorst for the second half in order to modify their shape and approach; his introduction led to increased activity inside their opponent’s box as well as some tough defensive work from Ronald De Boer’s men.
The Oranje are known to thrive under pressure, taking comfort in knowing that only Brazil have a lower winning percentage (27%). Therefore, betting against hosts England who have struggled for consistency all tournament should pay dividends.
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