take on the in the second semi-final of , with both sides looking to book a place in Sunday’s final as they face off in .
The put in an improved performance against Switzerland but , with shining, but they will know they need to improve again if they are to beat the Dutch.
men remain slight favourites to make Sunday’s showpiece, but they’ll need to be wary of the threat from players including , and Memphis Depay.
started the tournament in a similar fashion to England, but a 3-0 win against Romania followed by means that the Oranje will be quietly confident ahead of Wednesday’s game.
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Euro 2024: Netherlands v England
England face the Netherlands in the second semi-final of Euro 2024, with kick-off at 8pm BST live on ITV 1
The Three Lions got past Switzerland on penalties in the quarters, with the Dutch beating Turkey 2-1
England aren’t finishing Euro 2024 like they started – and it’s still unclear if that’s a good thing
Netherlands – England
Phil Foden hails ‘improvement’ in England attack with new role in formation reshuffle
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believes ’s change of formation suits him better and will help bring the best out of and him.
Southgate switched to a 3-4-2-1 system for England’s quarter-final win over Switzerland with Foden, who had played on the left when England opted for 4-2-3-1, instead .
And the Manchester City player believes it liberated him by allowing him to take up more different positions and to trouble the Swiss.
Ivan Toney shows off ‘no look’ skills in England camp after netting famous penalty
13:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Gareth Southgate’s England revolution shouldn’t be overlooked just because it’s dull
12:45 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Perhaps it is a revolution you wish had not been televised, but that doesn’t mean that England’s developement at this tournament should be overlooked. Richard Jolly makes the case for the defence:
Why ‘luck of the draw’ is a lazy phrase to throw at Gareth Southgate’s England
12:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Around the camp, the players know not to even indulge the idea that has handed them a “forgiving draw”. has already bristled at the idea in press conferences, so it’s easy to imagine the attitude with the squad.
Players being players, though, one or two can’t help talking about how they would rather not have faced Spain or France yet. That isn’t to disrespect , but Ronald Koeman’s team , nor the other semi-finalists.
But, as Miguel Delaney explores, there’s far more than just the “luck of the draw” behind England’s recent tournament success.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s expertise could prove useful for England – Trent Alexander-Arnold
12:15 , Harry Latham-Coyle
England can count on a little bit of inside knowledge with their very own Dutchman in camp, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink having been drilling the marksmen in Germany as one of Gareth Southgate’s assistants.
Penalty pain and Wembley joy – A look at England’s past semi-final showdowns
12:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle
take on the Netherlands tonight looking to reach a second successive European Championship final.
It will be the sixth time England’s men have played in the semi-finals of a major tournament, not including the 1968 European Championship when only four teams qualified for the finals.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at how England got on in their previous last-four encounters:
Football fan Keir Starmer will have to rely on notes from officials to keep up with England game
11:45 , Harry Latham-Coyle
will need to rely on notes from officials to keep up to date with against the Netherlands.
The , an avid , will be unable to watch one of his favourite players Bukayo Saka and his team mates take on the Dutch on Wednesday for the right to play Spain in Sunday’s final.
Worse still, Sir Keir’s phone will be taken off him for security reasons as he joins other Nato leaders for talks on Ukraine at the
Gareth Southgate: England out to ‘break new ground’ after overcoming inhibition
11:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle
says England’s players are ready to make history, having overcome external noise, the weight of expectation and a fear of failure to reach another European Championship semi-final.
After topping their group in unconvincing fashion, the Euro 2020 runners-up needed a stunning Jude Bellingham strike to save their blushes against Slovakia before beating Switzerland on penalties.
are now preparing for a third semi-final in four major tournaments, with the Netherlands standing between them and a second successive Euros final.
“You’re now into that moment in the tournament where it’s what’s possible, what’s achievable, rather than what might go wrong,” boss Southgate said.
Ben Stokes: It’s tough to see the backlash against England’s footballers
11:15 , Harry Latham-Coyle
It’s a sporting cornucopia today , a thrilling edition of and the cricketing Test summer getting underway as at Lord’s. Ben Stokes and his side are just getting going in London, and the England captain believes that counterpart Kane and co. have had to endure unnecessary criticism while in Germany.
Harry Kane addresses fitness concerns ahead of England’s crunch Euro 2024 semi-final
11:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle
has declared he is “getting better and sharper”, saying he has become accustomed to “question marks over my fitness or my form” throughout his career ahead of s semi-final against the Netherlands.
England’s campaign has seen constant discussion over the captain’s physical condition, with another early substitution against Switzerland leading to calls that comes in for Wednesday’s semi-final in Dortmund.
Kane came into the tournament after picking up a back injury during the final weeks of the season with Bayern Munich, and there have been questions over whether he has been able to press to the level required for England’s gameplan.
Ahead of facing the Netherlands, the striker dismissed such concerns as typical of the noise around the campaign, and insisted he is ready to start while pointing to a wider role in the team.
“It’s something I’ve got used to throughout my career,” Kane said. ”I think there are always going to be times… especially if you look over the last couple of major tournaments, there’s always been at some stage question marks over my fitness or my form.”
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Gareth Southgate urges England to seize ‘chance to make history’
10:45 , Harry Latham-Coyle
says are ready to make history by reaching a first final on foreign soil, having been inhibited earlier in the Euros by expectations and louder external noise than ever before.
After topping their group in unconvincing fashion, the Euro 2020 runners-up needed a stunning strike to save their blushes against Slovakia before beating Switzerland on penalties.
England are now preparing for a third semi-final in four major tournaments, with Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands standing between them and a second successive European Championship final.
Southgate has been criticised for his team’s style despite getting this far and the manager revealed the negative mood around the team impacted the players during the group stage.
France’s inefficient Euros exit is down to one dramatic shortfall
10:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A Frenchman finally scored from open play at Euro 2024, Randal Kolo Muani’s early header threatening to spark a dreary dirge of a tournament from Didier Deschamps’ side into life. But it was not to be and, as Richard Jolly explains, that was down to one dramatic shortfall…
Lamine Yamal signals Spain’s next golden era to leave France with one regret
10:15 , Harry Latham-Coyle
The identity of one Euro 2024 finalist is, of course, already known, Spain dancing past France as Lamine Yamal announced his arrival as the crowning talent of what could be a new golden era. Miguel Delaney was in Munich to watch Yamal et al:
England have ‘confronted’ their shortcomings. Next up? Netherlands
10:00 , Karl Matchett
As the magnitude of fixture becomes greater, England’s preparation actually becomes less intense. The squad have done most of the actual work already. , there can be a danger of over-preparation. is instead intent on doing most of the preparation in meetings, ensuring the team are conscious of .
This is the benefit that comes with experience, and Southgate now has . As he prepares for his third in a major tournament, it is one reason this occasion feels less momentous, albeit no less invigorating. The team just have bigger ambitions now.
“The great thing is we’re not sitting here happy with a semi-final,” Southgate said. “We want to go further…”
That is one fact amid all of these different emotions that shouldn’t be forgotten. England are still just a match from one of the greatest stages in the game, as well as a chance to rectify Euro 2020.
Netherlands vs England referee: Who is Euro 2024 official Felix Zwayer?
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German referee Felix against the on Wednesday, 10 July in Dortmund.
The experienced official, 43, has been refereeing since 2005, but was given a six-month ban from officiating by the Federation in 2006 after accepting a €300 bribe to cover up for fellow official Robert Hoyzer.
Zwayer later brought Hoyzer’s match-fixing plot to light, and after his ban he rebuilt his own reputation and his career, despite Hoyzer being banned for life.
Virgil van Dijk can silence legends and end feud by guiding Netherlands to Euro 2024 final
09:36 , Karl Matchett
Of all the players around Europe to chastise, to suggest hasn’t had a positive impact on teammates and to berate for not playing well enough, will feel like a baffling choice to regular viewers of the Premier League.
As an individual star and then as captain, the Dutch defender has raised Liverpool to regular trophy winners, been the most accomplished centre-back in the game and won everything going since moving to Anfield, as well as finishing second in the 2019 Ballon d’Or, a mere seven vote points behind Lionel Messi.
Yet as can so often be the case, the domestic perception of a player does not match the international one on home soil. Van Dijk has been pilloried by some of the biggest names in Dutch football history, not just once, not just at this tournament, but relentlessly, for years.
England aren’t finishing Euro 2024 like they started – and it’s still unclear if that’s a good thing
09:03 , Sonia Twigg
As Berlin and the Henri Delauny trophy come into clearer view, it is almost as if ’s vision of his side is even more clouded. England’s run to the semi-final certainly hasn’t been one of those classic cases of a team finding itself as a tournament goes on. So much around Southgate’s side still doesn’t make sense, bar their own iron will, as was all illustrated so chaotically.
What is maybe most significant is that this doesn’t feel as important as it did even a week ago, whatever about three weeks ago. England very much don’t start like they’ll finish, and this doesn’t seem to matter that much. By contrast, the .
That doesn’t actually mean Southgate has stumbled on what works, though, in another way that can happen in such games.
Gareth Southgate addresses prospect of earlier substitutions against Netherlands at Euro 2024
08:41 , Sonia Twigg
acknowledged he may need to make more substitutions or earlier ones than he has so far in the knockouts, when on Wednesday.
The Three Lions boss only made one change before the 84th minute in the round of 16 against Slovakia, and none at all before the 78th in the quarter-final against Switzerland. , and the manager opted against making the sixth change available to him in the added 30 minutes on both occasions.
Following the last-eight shootout win, he spoke about several players including Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham being out on their feet and, given the high temperatures in Dortmund ahead of the semi-final encounter, fatigue may be an increased concern for England this time around.
Harry Kane addresses fitness concerns ahead of England’s crunch Euro 2024 semi-final
08:22 , Sonia Twigg
has declared he is “getting better and sharper”, saying he has become accustomed to “question marks over my fitness or my form” throughout his career ahead of s semi-final against the Netherlands.
England’s campaign has seen constant discussion over the captain’s physical condition, with another early substitution against Switzerland leading to calls that comes in for Wednesday’s semi-final in Dortmund.
Kane came into the tournament after picking up a back injury during the final weeks of the season with Bayern Munich, and there have been questions over whether he has been able to press to the level required for England’s gameplan.
England v Netherlands
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When is Netherlands vs England?
Netherlands face England in the second semi-final at Euro 2024, with the game kicking off at 8pm BST on Wednesday 10 July in Dortmund.
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Predicted line-ups
07:47 , Sonia Twigg
NED – Verbruggen, Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake, Schouten, Reijnders, Bergwijn, Simons, Gakpo, Depay
ENG – Pickford, Walker, Stones, Guehi, Saka, Rice, Mainoo, Trippier, Foden, Bellingham, Kane
Early team news
07:31 , Sonia Twigg
Netherlands have not seen anybody suspended during the tournament and despite losing several names to injury ahead of the Euros starting, seem to have escaped without further losses during their five matches so far. The big decision for Ronald Koeman will be whether to stick with Steven Bergwijn starting on the right or to bring in either Donyell Malen or Wout Weghorst, the latter meaning a reshuffle of the attack, Xavi Simons likely moving to the flank.
Marc Guehi is back from suspension and with Luke Shaw having returned to fitness to appear off the bench in the quarter-final, England should also have a full 26-man squad for Gareth Southgate to choose from. Starting Shaw or not – and if in place of Kieran Trippier or someone else – will be the manager’s big decision, while Guehi may not come back into the side if Ezri Konsa keeps his place.
England v Netherlands
07:18 , Sonia Twigg
One more match stands between four nations and the final – with now facing in the semi-final.
Gareth Southgate’s side have gone to extra time in both knockout fixtures, meaning they’ve only won a single game at the tournament so far in 90 minutes, but through Harry Kane’s extra time winner and a penalty shootout victory over Switzerland, they’re into the last four again.
Netherlands were convincing in dispatching Romania in the last 16 and came from behind to beat Turkey in the quarter-final, but were themselves up and down in the groups, finishing third behind France and Austria.
They won the European Championship in 1988 while England have never done so – but it’s the Three Lions who have better recent history after reaching the Euro 2020 final, as well as the 2018 World Cup semis.
England v Netherlands
07:16 , Sonia Twigg
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live updates, news and build up to England’s semi-final against the Netherlands.
England scraped through their quarter-final, needing perfect penalties to beat Switzerland in the quarter-final on Saturday, while the Netherlands scored two second-half goals to beat Turkey.
There has been much talk in the build up about Luke Shaw, and whether Gareth Southgate will stick with his tactical changes that altered the shape of the squad but did not affect the style of play against Switzerland.