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What not to miss ahead of England and the Netherlands' EURO semi-final clash

England take on the Netherlands tonight
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With just hours to go until the second semi-final of EURO 2024, we have collected and put together our best preview content to get you ready for the meeting between England and the Netherlands.

With Spain securing their spot in the final of EURO 2024 following a 2-1 victory over France, England and the Netherlands will now battle it out to earn a spot in the showpiece event on Sunday.

Neither side have been particularly convincing so far, with England especially flattering to deceive. However, individual quality has seen them come up trumps on a number of occasions, but they will need to be better to take down the Dutch, whose performances have gradually improved as the tournament has gone on.

Check out Opta's analysis on the two sides here.

England and the Netherlands have faced off 22 times in international football, and have been involved in a number of big meetings at tournament level.

Read about the history between the two sides.

England will have a number of key decisions to make ahead of tonight's match, with Marc Guehi returning from suspension, while Luke Shaw also looks to be fit and ready to start the match.

What other big decisions do England have to make?

Cody Gakpo has been one of the players of the tournament so far, leading the Netherlands attack in superb fashion. He is also the joint-leading scorer at this year's tournament with three goals. 

Will he be named the player of the tournament?

England's only international trophy came on the world stage back in 1966. But manager Gareth Southgate says his side are ready to make history.

See what Southgate had to say.

The Dutch were forced to abandon their plans to travel to Dortmund by train from their base at Wolfsburg, after the service was cancelled due to a blockage on the route. However, manager Ronald Koeman insisted that it wasn't a problem, and that his players are fully rested.

Read more from the Netherlands manager.

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