Coming from behind to defeat Türkiye, the Netherlands will face England in the Euro 2024 semi-finals

(Dan Tri) - After 90 difficult minutes at the Olympic Stadium (Berlin) in the early morning of July 7, the Netherlands came from behind to defeat Türkiye 2-1 in the quarter-finals. Coach Koeman's team will face England in the semi-finals of Euro 2024.

Highlights Netherlands beat Türkiye 2-1 in Euro 2024 quarter-finals

Although rated higher, the Netherlands did not start well when they were overwhelmed by their opponents. Turkey's cunning was realized in the 36th minute when Guler crossed the ball for Samet Akaydin to jump high and head the ball to open the score. In the following minutes, coach Koeman's team played deadlocked and fell behind after the first half. In the second half, striker Wout Weghorst was brought on the field and the Netherlands' game became better with high ball situations. In the 70th minute, Jerdy Schouten crossed the ball accurately for Stefan De Vrij to jump high and head the equalizer 1-1 for the Netherlands.

Ngược dòng hạ Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, Hà Lan đối đầu Anh ở bán kết Euro 2024 - 1 — The Netherlands struggled to overcome Türkiye to advance to the Euro 2024 semi-finals (Photo: UEFA).

Continuing the excitement, in the 75th minute, Cody Gakpo scored a close-range tap-in to raise the score to 2-1 for the Netherlands. In the final 15 minutes of the match, the Dutch defense struggled to withstand pressure from Türkiye and were lucky to preserve the overall victory. After coming from behind to defeat Türkiye 2-1, the Netherlands will face England in the Euro 2024 semi-finals at 02:00 on July 11. After 20 years since Euro 2004, the Netherlands can finally participate in the semi-finals of Europe's biggest football tournament.

3 hours ago

The match ended with a 2-1 victory for the Netherlands.

Screen Shot 2024-07-07 at 3.59.09 AM.png — Cody Gakpo shines in Netherlands' victory (Photo: UEFA).

90+2'

Dutch defense continuously faces storms

Zeki Celik had a powerful shot in the box but goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen saved it for the Netherlands. In the next situation, Bardakci had a chance to shoot close to the goal but defender Stefan De Vrij jumped to block.

88'

Cenk Tosun's header was unsuccessful.

From Guler's cross, Cenk Tosun jumped high and headed the ball wide of the post. Türkiye used a lot of high balls to find the equalizer.

85'

Türkiye missed a regrettable opportunity

Türkiye increased the pressure and Hakan Calhanoglu and Kerem Akturkoglu continuously had two shots in the penalty area, but the Dutch defense rolled up to block them.

83'

The Netherlands played calmly and controlled the match.

The Netherlands took the initiative to play slowly to preserve their advantage while Türkiye was somewhat exhausted. Coach Montella strengthened the attack but their attacks were not effective.

75'

IN: Cody Gakpo makes it 2-1 for the Netherlands

The Netherlands continued to increase the pressure and from a dribble down the right wing, Denzel Dumfries crossed the ball low for Cody Gakpo to tap in close range, raising the score to 2-1 for the Netherlands.

Cody Gakpo's brave tackle (Photo: UEFA).

70'

IN: Stefan De Vrij heads the equalizer for the Netherlands at 1-1.

The joy of Stefan De Vrij (Photo: UEFA).

The Netherlands increased the pressure and from Jerdy Schouten's precise cross, Stefan De Vrij jumped high to head the ball, giving Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok no chance, equalizing 1-1 for the Netherlands.

Stefan De Vrij's powerful header (Photo: UEFA).

66'

The Dutch goal was shaken.

Türkiye attacked at high speed and Yildiz fired a long-range shot from outside the box that goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen struggled to save.

62'

Depay missed the chance

The Netherlands attacked through the middle and Depay decided to take a quick shot from outside the box, the ball hit the Turkish defender.

54'

Ake received a mandatory yellow card, Guler's free kick hit the post

Guler sprinted down the pitch and Ake was forced to foul and receive a yellow card, saving the Netherlands a dangerous situation. Guler took a technical free kick and the ball hit the post.

Screen Shot 2024-07-07 at 3.22.52 AM.png — The ball hit the Dutch post after Guler's free kick (Photo: UEFA).

51'

Weghorst's mark

Ake delicately chipped the ball for Weghorst to tactically head the ball, but Depay was too slow to rush in and cushion the ball.

Weghorst played energetically as a centre-forward (Photo: UEFA).

50'

Netherlands play deadlocked

Against Türkiye's crowded defense, the Netherlands played quite deadlocked. The dribbling of Cody Gakpo and Depay was not effective.

46'

Wout Weghorst was brought on

The Netherlands made their first substitution as striker Wout Weghorst came on for Steven Bergwijn.

4 hours ago

The first half ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Türkiye.

Screen Shot 2024-07-07 at 2.48.50 AM.png — Türkiye had the advantage after the first half (Photo: UEFA).

42'

Netherlands played awkwardly

The Dutch players were confused after conceding the goal and kept losing the ball. Türkiye defended very wisely.

36'

GOAL; Samet Akaydin opens the scoring for Türkiye

The joy of Turkish players (Photo: UEFA).

Guler received the ball on the right wing and crossed for Samet Akaydin to jump high and head the ball past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, opening the score 1-0 for Türkiye.

Screen Shot 2024-07-07 at 2.40.37 AM.png — Samet Akaydin's header (Photo: UEFA).

34'

Kenan Yildiz has a dangerous shot

From Guler's difficult corner kick, Kenan Yildiz received the ball on the left wing and kicked hard, the ball went over the crossbar of the Dutch goal.

29'

Türkiye's dangerous free kick situation

Hakan Calhanoglu took a free kick in midfield and found Abdulkerim Bardakci in a good position, but the Turkish defender tapped the ball wide from close range.

Screen Shot 2024-07-07 at 2.31.21 AM.png — Türkiye caused the Netherlands a lot of trouble (Photo: UEFA).

22'

Türkiye uses a lot of long balls.

Accepting to give up the game to the opponent, however, Türkiye did not defend passively. They launched many long passes to the two fast strikers above, Guler and Yılmaz.

14'

The Netherlands completely dominated the game.

Türkiye accepted to play with a deep formation and give the game to the opponent. The Netherlands attacked intensively and the ball was mainly passed to the positions of Depay and Cody Gakpo.

The ball dispute between Xavi Simons and Guler (Photo: UEFA).

11'

Türkiye has a dangerous attack

Türkiye launched a quick counter-attack and Salih Ozcan fired a long-range shot from outside the box that went over the crossbar.

Opportunities continue to come to Depay

The Netherlands attacked on the right flank and Depay turned cleverly in the penalty area, but his shot was off target.

Netherlands increases pressure

The Netherlands pushed up their formation to attack in search of a goal. Depay broke through and fired a powerful shot, the ball went over the Turkish goalpost.