What to watch tonight at the European Cup: The Netherlands wants to break the 36-year curse! England made it to the final for the second time in a row?

Nian Zhou

2024-07-10 13:34Posted in Shandong Premier League commentator, Tencent Football Special Writer Creator in the field of sports

On July 11, Beijing time, the second semi-final of the European Cup, the Netherlands VS England, the winner will meet Spain in the final. Don't miss out on the exciting games!

3 points: Netherlands vs England

1. This is the fourth meeting between the two teams in the tournament, the first three have been 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, but the most recent one was in 1996.

2. In the last 9 meetings, England have only won 1, drawn 4 and lost 4, with the only victory being a friendly 1-0 Netherlands in March 2018.

3. The Netherlands reached the semi-finals of the European Championship for the sixth time, having lost all four of their previous games, with their only victory coming in 1988, 36 years ago, when they reached the final and won the title.

4. This is the first time that the Netherlands have played in the semi-finals of the European Championship since 2004, losing 2-1 to Portugal 2-1 20 years ago and missing out on the final.

5. The Netherlands has won 2 times in this tournament, and only the Czech Republic in 2004 has reversed 3 times in the history of the European Cup.

6. England reached the semi-finals of a major tournament for the third time under Gareth Southgate, only missing out on the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup.

7. England played extra time in both knockout games, and only three teams in history have played extra time three times in a single European Championship, including Spain and Italy last time.

8. England participated in the semi-finals of the European Championship for the fourth time, the first two times were to stop in the semi-finals, and the last time it was the first time to reach the final, but it never won the title.

9. England are on track to become the sixth team in history to reach the final of two consecutive European Championships, the first five comprising the former Soviet Union, Germany (three) and Spain.

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