Watkins’ late goal sends England into Euro ’24 final

A late goal by Ollie Watkins secured a 2-1 win for England over the Netherlands in their European Championship semi-final on Wednesday night.

Thus, The Three Lions have set up a meeting with Spain in the tournament final.

England, hoping to reach a second successive Euro final, fell behind early on when Xavi Simons scored a fine opener for the Netherlands.

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But Harry Kane’s penalty 10 minutes later helped England fight back, as both teams continued to search for a winner until the final minute.

Just as the game looked set to go into extra time, substitute Watkins produced a fine display in the box to score the winner, surprising the entire Dutch contingent.

England will now face Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday.

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