Sports News | England Reaches European Championship Final by Beating Netherlands 2-1 on Watkins Late Goal
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. England reached a second straight European Championship final by beating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to substitute Ollie Watkins' stoppage-time winner on Wednesday.
Dortmund, Jul 11 (AP) England reached a second straight European Championship final by beating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to substitute Ollie Watkins' stoppage-time winner on Wednesday.
Watkins, who came on for captain Harry Kane in a bold call by coach Gareth Southgate, turned and smashed a fierce shot into the bottom corner in the first minute of added-on time.
England will play Spain in Sunday's final in Berlin. It will be the nation's first title match on foreign soil, having won the World Cup in 1966 and lost to Italy in the Euro 2020 final -- both times at Wembley Stadium.
In an open first half, Harry Kane's 18th-minute penalty cancelled out Xavi Simons' brilliantly struck opener for the Dutch in the seventh minute. (AP)
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