Ollie Watkins scored in second-half stoppage time as England beat Netherlands 2-1 to enter the final of the 2024 European Championship, at the Signal Iduna Park in Germany on Wednesday.
AS IT HAPPENED | NETHERLANDS VS ENGLAND HIGHLIGHTS, EURO 2024 SEMIFINAL
Sportstar takes a look at the major talking points from the match:
WATKINS SCORES STOPPAGE TIME WINNER
Substitute Ollie Watkins gave England the lead in the first minute of added time by smashing the ball into bottom corner.
KANE EQUALISES FROM THE SPOT AND MAKES HISTORY
Harry Kane was caught by Denzel Dumfries inside the Dutch penalty box in the 14th minute, after which he went down clutching his feet.
After the ball went out of play, German referee Felix Zwayer paused the match while the VAR referees were checking for a potential penalty. Zwayer was then instructed to go to the video screen himself and take a look after which he awarded the penalty.
Kane stood over the penalty himself and found the bottom corner to level the game and became the player with the most goals (6) in the history of European Championship knockouts. He also became the European player with the most knockout stage goals (9), in major tournaments (World Cup/Euros), overtaking Gerd Müller, Miroslav Klose, Antoine Griezmann, and Kylian Mbappé (all 8).
XAVI SIMONS SCORES TO TAKE THE LEAD
Xavi Simons gave the Dutch the lead in the seventh minute with a powerful strike from outside the box which sailed into the net past Jordan Pickford.
This is the earliest goal scored in a Euro semifinal since Alan Shearer for England vs Germany in 1996 (3rd min).
KOBBIE MAINOO MAKES HISTORY
At 19 years and 82 days, Kobbie Mainoo is the youngest England player to feature in a semifinal match of a major international tournament.
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