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England's entry into Euro 2024 final: In the second semi-final of Euro Cup 2024, a match was played between England and Netherlands. In which the England team performed brilliantly and defeated Netherlands 2-1. England also reached the final of the Euro Cup for the second consecutive time and a major tournament held abroad for the first time.
Watkins played a key role
England qualified for their second consecutive Euro Cup by defeating the Netherlands in the second semi-final of the Euro Cup at the BVB Stadium in Dortmund, Germany. Earlier, the England team reached the Euro Cup final in 1966 and 2020. In a nail-biting match, England's substitute Ollie Watkins played a key role in the match by scoring the decisive goal in stoppage time. Now in the final, England will face three-time champion Spain. It is worth noting that Spain reached the Euro Cup final after 12 years by defeating France 2-1 in the first semi-final.
England did not have a good start
England did not have a good start in this match and Xavi Simons gave Netherlands an early lead by scoring in the seventh minute. However, it did not take long for England to make a comeback and Harry Kane equalized the score to 1-1 by scoring from a penalty corner in the 18th minute. The first half ended in a draw, while in the second half both teams tried hard to take the lead. It seemed that the match would go into extra time, but Watkins scored in the first minute of stoppage time.
We need to perform well against Spain
Gareth Southgate's England team has had a great campaign in the Euro Cup and has reached the final of this tournament for the second consecutive time. England is trying to win its first major title since 1966. For this, England will have to perform even better in the final against Spain, which has played brilliantly so far. Ollie Watkins scored the decisive goal in the match and was declared the best player of the match.