England team advances to the European Cup final again

7/11/2024 5:46:12 PM

In the semi-finals of the European Cup, England won 2-1 against the Netherlands and advanced to the final with Kane's shot and Watkins' ultimate goal.


In the 7th minute of the game, Simmons dribbled forward and scored a long-range shot from the front of the penalty area, with the Dutch team taking the lead in scoring.
In the 18th minute, Dunfrith fouled the penalty area. Kane's free kick hit and England equalized the score.
In the 23rd minute, Foden dribbled past the goalkeeper in the penalty area, but his shot was cleared on the goal line by Dumfries who quickly returned to defense.
In the 30th minute, the Dutch team had a corner kick opportunity and Dumfries headed the ball to hit the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Foden fired a long-range shot at the center post outside the penalty area.
Yi Bian fought again, and in the 65th minute, Van Dijk's close range attack was saved by England goalkeeper Pickford.
In the 79th minute, Walker crossed the penalty area horizontally, and Saka pushed and scored, but the goal was deemed invalid due to offside.
In the 90th minute, Watkins turned inside the penalty area and took a small angle shot. The England team defeated the Netherlands 2-1 with this winning goal and will face the Spain team in the final.


Looking back at the path of the England team's advancement, it can be said that they were quite tough. After advancing from the group stage with 1 win and 2 draws, England faced Slovakia in the round of 16. It was not until the last minute of regular time that Bellingham drew the game, dragging it into extra time. Kane then scored the winning goal with a header.
In the quarterfinals against the Swiss team, with the same goal conceded first, Saka helped the team equalize the score. The England team ultimately won and advanced through a penalty shootout.
The semi-final against the Netherlands is the first strong match between the England team and the Netherlands in this year's European Championship. Still conceding the ball first, reversing at the last moment to win.
The England team has reached the final of the European Championship for two consecutive years. In the last final, they failed to score in three penalty shootouts, but unfortunately did not show any hostility towards the Italian team and were only one step away from reaching the top.
Now, the more mature and conservative England team is making a comeback, facing a Spanish team with a clear recovery momentum.


This will be the 28th time in the history of the two teams to face each other. In the previous 27 matches, the England team achieved a record of 14 wins, 3 draws, and 10 losses, with a slight advantage.
Among them, there were 4 encounters in major competitions, but they were all long ago. In the group stage of the 1980 European Championship, the Spanish team lost 1-2 to the English team. In the quarterfinals of the 1996 European Championship, England defeated Spain 4-2 on penalties. In the 1950 World Cup, the Spanish team defeated the English team 1-0 in the group stage. In the 1982 World Cup, the two sides drew 0-0 in the group stage.
At 3:00 am Beijing time on the 15th, the highly active Spanish team and the tough English team will face each other in the final to compete for the final championship.