The Netherlands took the lead after seven minutes with a dream goal from Xavi Simons. Just minutes later, a situation arose that caused the experts to react. Dutchman Denzel Dumfries’ knuckles hit Harry Kane’s foot after a volley, and the VAR team concluded with a penalty for England. Former England and Manchester United player Gary Neville believes England were lucky to get a penalty after the VAR check. – As a (former) defender, it is a shame to give that penalty. A disgraceful decision, Neville said on Sky Sports after Kane’s 1-1 goal sent England back into the game. The profiled expert believes Dumfries naturally stepped in to try to block the shot. – There is never a penalty and no England players demanded it, Neville added. The fight is still going on. Split: – Obvious penalty Neville gets support from former England teammates. – There was never a penalty. If England win this match, they have luck on their side, wrote former England player Jamie Carragher in The Telegraph. – We were lucky with that penalty, former England striker Michael Owen wrote on X. But several of the Norwegian experts believe that this was the right decision. – It is an obvious penalty kick. After all, he meets with knobs. It’s a free kick no matter where on the pitch, said news expert Bengt Eriksen. – He is branded by Dumfries. Fortunately, the judge gets the help he needs, so he comes down to the right decision in the end, said TV 2 expert Jesper Mathisen. Was it right to award a penalty to England? Yes No Don’t know Show result Dutch rush Tens of thousands of Dutch fans had made the trip to Wednesday’s semi-final. The usual “yellow wall” at Borussia Dortmund’s home arena, Signal Iduna Park, was dressed in orange this evening. And they got off to a dream start. Because already after seven minutes, the Netherlands’ Xavi Simons knocked a long shot into the crossbar. – I think he must have had viper juice before the match. There is so much will, it is so precise, it is so hard, it is so impregnable. It’s absolutely weird, exclaimed news’s football expert Eriksen. So far, it is 1-1 between the teams. England have never won the European Championship, and lost the final to Italy three years ago on penalties. It is 20 years since the Netherlands last reached a semi-final in the European Championship. Then they rallied against host nation Portugal. The orange have been in one EC final before. When they won the EC in West Germany in 1988. The winner will meet Spain in the final on Sunday 14 July. Published 10.07.2024, at 22.23 Updated 10.07.2024, at 22.37
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