Earlier this year in July, England met the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Euro 2024, where England ended up scoring a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands.
England vs Netherlands 10 July, 2024
It wasn’t long into the match, England vs Netherlands 10 July, 2024, before the Netherlands held the lead, scored by Xavi Simons in the seventh minute of the match. The Netherlands’ Denzel Dumfries then gave the opposition a chance to score with a loose ball. England leveled the score at one as a result.
Mistakes
England midfielder Phil Foden got the ball a few inches in front of the goal in the 23rd minute of the game, but he couldn’t put it away.
The Netherlands then had a small chance to regain the lead, but Denzel Dumfries’ header hit the crossbar.
Just two minutes after a Netherlands’ shot hit the crossbar, Phil Foden missed again and his shot went just wide of the goal and hit the post as England lost another scoring chance.
England‘s Phil Foden had a couple of decent chances on goal in the first half, but he continued to miss.
Injuries
Dutch striker Memphis Depay had to go off with an injury 35 minutes into the game. Joey Veerman took his place.
Lineup Changes
England made a big decision to replace players after Phil Foden made a number of errors. Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer replaced Harry Kane and Phil Foden respectively.
Just 11 minutes after being substituted, Ollie Watkins scored a goal for England. England won the match.
Stats
In the match England vs Netherlands, England had the better of the Netherlands in terms of possession and passes in the match. It completed 526 passes to the Netherlands’ 362. England had 9 shots on goal and 4 shots on target. Netherlands had 7 shots on goal and 3 shots on target.
Significance of England vs Netherlands
Although England is considered as the favorite to win the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, it has been in poor form before. It began with a mediocre performance in the group stage, drawing with Denmark and Slovenia and only beating Serbia. The knockout stage has been marred by a number of thrilling games, including a comeback against Slovakia and a penalty shootout against Switzerland.
Both England and the Netherlands need this title badly. Englandd have accumulated a lot of disappointment having not won a major tournament since 1966. The Netherlands, also, has been in the World Cup finals three times, losing to West Germany and Argentina in 1974 and 1987, respectively and 2010 again lost to Spain. This make it become a country that has been to the World Cup finals three times but failed to win the title. For the European Cup, the Netherlands in 2000 and 2008 were outstanding but were eliminated one after another.
Therefore, for both England and the Netherlands, this match is a battle of hope with a lot of pressure, only England became the winning team.
England vs Netherlands in history
- Netherlands vs England 1-2, European Championship, July 10, 2024
- Netherlands vs England 3-1, UEFA Nations League, June 6, 2019
- Netherlands vs England 0-1, March 23, 2018
- England vs Netherlands 0-0, June 16, 1990
