Gareth Southgate: England manager Gareth Southgate heaped praise on his players and remained committed to their goal of winning the Euro 2024 after his side sealed their first major final spot on foreign soil after beating Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-final to set up a summit clash with Spain.
England came from behind to turn the tide in their favour after conceding the early goal in the seventh minute of the game. Xavi Simons stunned the English defence as he struck the ball from outside the box on the top left of Jordan Pickford's post. His goal gave the upper hand to the Dutch team in the clash before Harry Kane scored an equaliser on the penalty. In the 90th minute of the clash, substitute Ollie Watkins' goal kept England's hopes alive to win their first European title.
"I took the job to try to improve English football and we're now in a second final. The last one was the first in over 50 years. We're now in a first one overseas. We're giving people amazing nights. We've given our supporters some of the best nights in the last 50 years. I'm hugely proud of that," Southgate said after the match.
