X's Response to England's Victory Over Netherlands and Advancement to Another Euros Final

England left it late but beat Netherlands on Wednesday night to win their Euro 2024 semi-final.

Ollie Watkins, who didn't play top flight club football until the age of 24, scored the decisive goal in the 90th minute to deliver arguably England men's greatest moment in 58 years.

It is now back-to-back European Championship finals for the Three Lions and a first ever final achieved on foreign soil after home advantage was a helping hand in both 1966 and 2021.

Usually so proudly yellow, Dortmund was unmistakably Oranje before kick-off.

Fan zone in town so packed with Dutch fans that stewards not letting any more in. #EURO2024 

When u walk out the train station into a moving wall of orange pic.twitter.com/cm2ToZPKv7

When the game got going, it wasn't long before the Orange Wall had something to celebrate.

An 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 strike 🇳🇱Xavi Simons brings pure Dutch delight to Dortmund! ⚽️#Euro2024 | #NEDENG

😳⚡️ Xavi Simons golazo, his first goal at the Euros… and it’s against England!

Power aside, it did look within reach for Jordan Pickford.

England's equaliser was a gift.

Was Dumfries supposed to let him score without intervening? Going to the ball like that was the only way to disturb Kane’s shot. People talking about contact but it’s a contact sport not basketball. He got the shot off and missed. The game is fully gone. 

Kane kicks Dumfries’ footThat’s a free kick to HollandScandalous penalty

Kane had no reason to care whether it should have been given and converted with aplomb.

England, and particularly Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo, came to life after that.

Foden & Mainoo have been fantastic! #EURO2024

Kobbie + Foden pure silk…. #EURO2024

Phil Foden so close to giving England the lead... twice.One cleared off the line. And another stunning strike, similar to Lamine Yamal's goal last night, but this one comes back off the post.🏴

Kobbie Mainoo so important for #ENG, tackling and intercepting, using the ball intelligently, breaking the lines, and linking well with Foden. Mainoo’s futsal experience, the enhanced touches and decision-making, on parade. 1-1 h-t #NEDENG #EURO2024

No player on the pitch made more interceptions or key passes than Kobbie Mainoo in the first half#NEDENG | #Euro2024

Half-time came. IYKYK.

That extended Gillette advert 🥰

Ronald Koeman called for Wout Weghorst to begin the second half.

WOUT HAS ENTERED THE FIELD OF PLAY.Engage the Big Man Protocols.

“They have the highest average height… of humans.”

England didn't have quite the same verve after the break.

Gareth Southgate gave England the hairdryer at half time after being disgusted with the attacking football they played in the first half.

Having scored his penalty, Kane was otherwise proving really quiet.

Is Southgate trying to prove how England are so much better than anyone that they can even win games with Kane on the pitch? 🏴

Southgate letting things drift again. Kane a passenger

Bukayo Saka's would-be winner was chalked off due to a narrow offside in the build-up.

Bukayo Saka thought he'd given England the lead - but it's ruled out for offside ❌More changes soon after as Kane and Foden are replaced by Palmer and Watkins.#NEDENG #BBCEuros #Euro2024 

Eventually Foden (and Kane) came off.

Foden was having his best game, change of formation totally killed him and now he’s hooked. Shame

Ollie Watkins was one of those who came on. But extra-time (again) looked a given...until...

HAS OLLIE WATKINS WON IT FOR ENGLAND?! 🏴🏴🏴ASTON VILLA'S OLLIE WATKINS IS A SUPERSTAR SHOOTER! 🤩🎯#Euro2024 | #NEDENG 

Apparently, he just knew.

🗣️ 'I said to Cole Palmer, 'We're coming on today and you're going to set me up.' 🔮Ollie called it.#Euro2024 | #NEDENG | 🎙️ @gabrielclarke05 

For all the stick he's had, it was Southgate's substitutes who won it for England.

Two of Gareth Southgate's substitutes set up the winning goal. He's taken them to another final! #BBCEuros #Euro2024 #NEDENG 

Assist: PalmerGoal: WatkinsSouthgate is a genius. #EURO2024 

First for England's men, but yes this truly is huge for international football's historic bottlejobs.

Gareth Southgate becomes the first manager to take England to two major tournament finals.He is also the first to lead the team to a final outside of England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👏 

Finales de Inglaterra entre 1930 y 2016 (86 años): 1Finales de Inglaterra en sus 8 años con Southgate: 2See you in Berlin next Sunday.