In pictures: England’s previous meetings with the Netherlands

Jul 8, 2024 3 min read
England enjoyed a memorable win over the Netherlands at Euro 96 (Adam Butler/PA).
England enjoyed a memorable win over the Netherlands at Euro 96 (Adam Butler/PA).

England will face the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday for a place in the Euro 2024 final.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at previous meetings between the sides in pictures:

Ronald Koeman leaves David Platt lying on the turf
Ronald Koeman escaped a red card after bringing down David Platt in a World Cup qualifier in Rotterdam in 1993. Koeman went on to open the scoring in a 2-0 Dutch win (PA)
Graham Taylor in the dugout during his time as England manager
The defeat in Rotterdam helped spell the end of Graham Taylor’s reign as England manager (PA)
Alan Shearer scores from a penalty to open the scoring for England against the Netherlands
Alan Shearer opened the scoring for England as Terry Venables’ side hammered the Netherlands 4-1 in the group stage at Euro 96 (Neil Munns/PA)
Teddy Sheringham celebrates scoring England’s second goal  in tonight’s (Tues) Euro 96 clash against Holland
Teddy Sheringham scored twice during the victory at Wembley that saw England top their group ahead of the Dutch (Adam Butler/PA)
Patrick Kluivert scored for the Netherlands against England at Wembley
Patrick Kluivert’s goal to make it 4-1 was enough to see the Netherlands eliminate Scotland, who were in the same group, on goal difference to join England in the quarter-finals (John Giles/PA)
Holland v England
Darius Vassell scored a stunning volley on his England debut in a 1-1 friendly draw in Amsterdam in February 2002 (Nick Potts/PA)
Theo Walcott challenges Jetro Willems for the ball at Wembley
England’s 2-1 friendly defeat to the Netherlands at Wembley in March 2016 proved to be one of Theo Walcott’s final international appearances (Adam Davy/PA)
Jesse Lingard scores for England against the Netherlands
Jesse Lingard scored the winning goal the last time England played in the Netherlands, a 1-0 win in Amsterdam in March 2018 (Nick Potts/PA)
Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring against the Netherlands
Marcus Rashford scored England’s goal as they lost 3-1 to the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the inaugural Nations League (Tim Goode/PA)
Kyle Walker scores an own-goal as the Netherlands beat England 3-1
A Kyle Walker own-goal helped the Netherlands to a 3-1 win over England in the 2019 Nations League semi-final, the most recent competitive meeting between the sides (Mike Egerton/PA)
Gareth Southgate and Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman was in charge of the Netherlands in a previous spell when the teams last met five years ago (Niall Carson/PA)
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