Netherlands XI vs England: Confirmed Euro 2024 team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for semi-final

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·8 July 2024

Netherlands XI vs England: Confirmed Euro 2024 team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for semi-final

Ronald Koeman faces selection headache in attack

The Netherlands have one place in their attack up for grabs when they face England in the Euro 2024 semi-finals.

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Wout Weghorst is making his case to lead the line after another impressive cameo off the bench as the Dutch beat Turkey.

Steven Bergwijn has disappointed when starting on the right flank for the past two games ahead of Jeremie Frimpong and Donyell Malen, who has had a mixed Euros marked by two late goals against Romania in the last-16.

Ronald Koeman has deployed target man Weghorst, who is still under contract at Burnley, as a super-sub in Germany but there are growing calls for him to be trusted from the start with a place in the final on the line.

That would allow Memphis Depay to operate in a free role off the striker and move Xavi Simons to the right wing, with Cody Gakpo hoping to continue his fine form off the left.

Joey Veerman began the tournament in the Netherlands XI but has since been ousted for AC Milan’s Tijjani Reijnders and Jerdy Schouten of PSV Eindhoven.

The Dutch have a settled defence with Virgil van Dijk and Stefan de Vrij preferred to Matthijs de Ligt and Micky van de Ven. The Tottenham defender has been used as a substitute left-back for Nathan Ake in all four of his appearances at the Euros.

Denzel Dumfries will offer pace and power overlapping from right-back and Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen is set to continue in goal.

Predicted Netherlands XI: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Reijnders; Simon, Depay, Gakpo; Weghorst

Time and date: 8pm BST, Wednesday July 10, 2024

Venue: BVB Stadion Dortmund

TV channel: ITV1

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