England to face Netherlands in Euro 2024 semi-final
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England have booked themselves a spot in the semi-finals at Euro 2024.
The Three Lions will now face the Netherlands on Wednesday for a place in the final, against Spain or France.
On Saturday night, fans watched them beat Switzerland 5-3 on penalties in a nail-biting quarter-final match.
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- Published11 June
After 75 minutes without either side having many clear chances, Switzerland's Breel Embolo grabbed a goal.
England responded by making substitutes, and Bukayo Saka quickly scored an equaliser, taking both teams into extra time at 1-1.
After extra time failed to produce a winner, the match went to penalties, with England goalie Jordan Pickford saving Switzerland's first penalty - taken by Manchester City's Manuel Akanji.
Then England followed with five flawless penalties from Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold to take them to the semis.
Who are the other semi-finalists?
England face the Netherlands for their semi-final match, after the Dutch knocked out Turkey in a 2-1 win.
Wednesday's semi-final will be the first time England and the Netherlands will have faced each other at a major tournament since the group stage of Euro 96.
The other semi-final match will be played between France and Spain.
Spain are coming into the match very strong, having won all five of their matches.
France on the other hand, have struggled to score throughout the tournament, despite having one of the world best strikers in Kylian Mbappé.