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Netherlands vs. England: How to watch Euro 2024, TV channel, live stream

A spot in the final alongside Spain is at stake

The Netherlands and England will meet on Wednesday with a place in the Euro 2024 final at stake.

The two sides will battle at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, with the winner earning a spot in Sunday’s final alongside Spain.

England has been far from convincing at this Euros, but has still reached the semifinal of a major tournament for the third time in four tries.

Jude Bellingham’s incredible last-second bicycle kick saved England from a last-16 exit against Slovakia, and penalties were required to see off Switzerland in the quarterfinal.

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The Netherlands, meanwhile, has overcome a group stage that saw one win, one draw and a loss to secure back-to-back wins over Romania and Turkey in the knockout stage.

Dutch head coach Ronald Koeman is aiming to lead his side to only its second European title, and first since 1988 — a team in which he was one of the key players.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Netherlands vs. England lineups

Netherlands XI: Verbruggen, Aké, van Dijk, De Vrij, Simons, Depay, Gakpo, Reijnders, Dumfries, Schouten, Malen.

Subs: Geertruida, De Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Frimpong, Bijlow, Van de Ven, Veerman, Blind, Bergwijn, Brobbey, Zirkzee, Flekken, Gravenberch.

England XI: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Guéhi, Trippier, Mainoo, Rice, Saka, Bellingham, Foden, Kane.

Subs: Shaw, Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Ramsdale, Dunk, Gallagher, Toney, Gordon, Watkins, Bowen, Eze, Gomez, Henderson, Palmer, Wharton.

Netherlands vs. England (Euro 2024 semifinal)

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Netherlands vs. Canada: How to watch friendly, TV channel, live stream

The Jesse Marsch era for Canada kicks off with a difficult opening challenge. 

The Jesse Marsch era for Canada kicks off on Thursday with a difficult opening challenge.

Canada will face the Netherlands in a friendly in Rotterdam, as the ex-Leeds manager takes charge of his first game as head coach of Les Rouges.

Both countries are preparing for big tournaments this summer, with Canada set to participate in the Copa América and the Netherlands looking for glory at Euro 2024.

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Canada has to hit the ground running under Marsch, as a friendly at France will follow the match at the Netherlands. Marsch’s side then kicks off the Copa América on June 20 against World Cup champion Argentina, with games against Chile and Peru to follow.

The Netherlands, meanwhile, have been drawn into Group D of Euro 2024, alongside Austria, France and Poland.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Netherlands vs. Canada (international friendly)

  • When: Thursday, June 6
  • Where: Feyenoord Stadium (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
  • Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: Fox Soccer Plus (Watch FREE on Fubo), ViX (Watch on Prime Video)

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USWNT prospect Yohannes still undecided on international future

The 16-year-old midfielder has a big international future — but which country will she be representing?

U.S. women’s national team prospect Lily Yohannes has said she is still undecided over her international future as she draws closer to gaining Dutch citizenship.

Yohannes, 16, became the youngest USWNT call-up since 2017 when she was named to the SheBelieves Cup roster in March, though she did not play in either match.

The Ajax midfielder has marked herself as one of the top prospects in Europe this season, becoming a regular starter for the Champions League quarterfinalists.

Her performances have set off widespread speculation over her international future. Yohannes was born in Virginia and moved to the Netherlands with her family when she was 10 years old.

Though she isn’t yet eligible for the Netherlands, Yohannes has been in camp with Dutch youth national teams and will likely gain her citizenship soon. In February, Netherlands head coach Andries Jonker claimed that Yohannes wanted to play for the Dutch national team when she became a citizen.

In an episode of the Friendlies podcast with ex-USWNT star Sam Mewis, Yohannes said that despite accepting a recent call-up for the USA, she is still open when it comes to her international future.

“I haven’t made a decision on my international future yet,” Yohannes said. “But I think [the USWNT camp] was just a great opportunity to see the environment, and help me make that decision in the future.”

Watch Yohannes address international future

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Roda JC fans storm field to celebrate promotion despite not being promoted

Everyone gets a little too excited from time to time, even stadium announcers

Roda JC fans might need to work on timing their celebrations.

Supporters streamed onto the pitch at Parkstad Limburg Stadion after two second-half goals gave Roda a 2-0 win over Cambuur in the Dutch second division on Friday.

Fans twirled yellow scarves, ran in jubilation, and generally delighted in Roda’s climb out of the Eerste Divisie and into the top flight.

Just one problem: Roda had not clinched promotion yet.

De Koempels had hit full time, but elsewhere in Eerste Divisie play, Groningen trailed its away match against Telstar. A Groningen loss would do the job for Roda, and at full time it seemed like that was going to happen.

However, Thom van Bergen’s 95th-minute equalizer gave life to Groningen’s hopes of bouncing right back into the Eredivisie. To add to the drama, Telstar would go on to put the ball in the back of the net afterwards, only for the goal to be chalked off.

In an interview with Voetbal International, stadium announcer Wim Frijns put his hand up, saying that he had conveyed some incorrect information to fans at what turned out to be an awkward moment.

“It started with supporters entering the field,” explained Frijns, who said he announced that Telstar and Groningen were still playing.

Still, per Frijns everyone was ready to party. Fans clustered in one corner, ready to get out on the field, while players returned from the locker room to join the revelry.

“Someone said to me, ‘Telstar has scored a goal,'” said Frijns. “People were crying next to me, players came out, everyone was celebrating. So I thought: it must be so.”

Frijns got on the mic and announced the Telstar goal. Cue the scenes:

“A little later I heard that the goal had been disallowed,” admitted Frijns.

Much to the chagrin of Roda fans, the results mean that there’s still work to do. Fortunately, this one isn’t too complicated, and all parties should have no trouble sorting out whether to party or not at full time.

You see, Roda is at Groningen on May 10, and the situation is very simple. Roda will be promoted — for real this time — with a win or a draw. A positive result could also see Roda win the league outright, as the club trails Willem II by a single point.

However, should Groningen win, it’ll be Groningen fans wilding out instead. A win would get Groningen level with Roda on points, and since the former holds a two-goal edge on goal difference (the first tiebreaker in the Eerste Divisie), that would seal promotion for the hosts.

It’s just important for all parties to be absolutely sure the game is really, actually over before getting the champagne out.

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Germany vs. Netherlands: How to watch international friendly, TV channel, live stream

Two of the favorites for Euro 2024 will meet in a friendly in Frankfurt

Germany will host the Netherlands on Tuesday in a high-profile friendly at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt.

Both sides will be among the favorites at Euro 2024 this summer, with Germany hosting the tournament.

Amid a difficult run of results, Germany earned a much-needed 2-0 win over France in a friendly on Saturday. Toni Kroos returned from a three-year international retirement in that match, providing an assist to Florian Wirtz just seven seconds into the game.

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The Netherlands also earned an encouraging win on Friday, hammering Scotland 4-0 in a friendly. The Oranje are currently on a four-match winning streak as they enter Tuesday’s match.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Germany vs. Netherlands (international friendly)

  • When: Tuesday, March 25
  • Where: Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: FS2, FuboTV (WATCH LIVE)

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Future USWNT boss Hayes won’t recruit Yohannes during Chelsea-Ajax tie

The 16-year-old midfielder is in high demand thanks to her emergence with Ajax

Emma Hayes has said she won’t try to sway Lily Yohannes toward the U.S. women’s national team when Chelsea meets Ajax in the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinals.

Yohannes has won a starting role with Ajax at just 16 years old, marking herself as a potential future superstar for club and country.

Which country the midfielder represents, though, is an open question at this point. Yohannes was born in Virginia and moved to the Netherlands in 2017 at age 10. Though she is not yet a Dutch citizen, Netherlands manager Andries Jonker has claimed the teenager would like to play for the Dutch in the future.

That could be an alarming prospect for Hayes, who will finish out the current season as Chelsea head coach before taking over the USWNT in May.

Though Hayes was full of praise for Yohannes ahead of Tuesday’s quarterfinal first leg, the coach said she won’t use the meeting as a recruiting opportunity.

“There’s no denying Lily has tremendous talent, and to play for a top European team at the age of 16 in the center midfield position just shows how much faith the coaching team has in her,” Hayes said in a press conference.

“Her final pass is exceptional. She’s got the ability, especially in tight areas she can get out of pressure really well. But her vision, the quality of her execution is really, really high. Sometimes I don’t believe she’s 16 years of age because she plays with such maturity, but a wonderful talent.”

Asked if she would aim to convince the midfielder to pick the USWNT, Hayes responded: “No, absolutely not. I’m here for Chelsea and I don’t influence those things at this time. Whatever she decides in her future that’s for her and her family to decide.

“Tomorrow she’s on the other team and I’m more interested in how we’re going to stop her, to be honest.”

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Ajax Women scored the dumbest and greatest goal of the season

Truly, one of the dumbest/greatest goals we’ll see all season

It’s early in the season, but we may not see a more ridiculous goal than Ajax Women scored in its game at Excelsior on Friday night.

The scene: Ajax is up 2-1 late in the game and is awarded a free kick just outside the box. Looking to wrap up the match and secure a hat trick, Ajax forward Romée Leuchter stands over the ball.

The Netherlands international hit her free kick with real conviction, but it smacked off the crossbar and bounced high into the air.

Excelsior goalkeeper Isa Pothof, convinced the ball had gone over, grabbed another ball at the top of the net to take the ensuing goal kick.

But!

Leuchter’s free kick had not, in fact, gone over. As Pothof was preparing to put the second ball into play, the first ball bounced off the ground and into the roof of the net.

Truly, one of the dumbest/greatest goals we’ll see all season.

Watch Leuchter’s goal for Ajax

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Louis van Gaal: World Cup was rigged for Lionel Messi

The former Dutch coach is still irked by how things went down in the World Cup quarterfinal

Former Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal has charged that the World Cup was rigged so Lionel Messi and Argentina would win.

Messi finally lifted the game’s biggest prize in December, as Argentina defeated France on penalties in the World Cup final.

On its way to World Cup glory, Argentina got past the Netherlands on penalties in a contentious quarterfinal that ended 2-2. Following the game, Messi and Van Gaal had words on the sideline in what appeared to be an acrimonious exchange.

Nine months after the game and his subsequent resignation as Netherlands coach, it was clear that Van Gaal is still rather bitter about how things went down that night at the Lusail Stadium.

“I do not really want to say much about it,” Van Gaal told reporters on Tuesday. “When you see how Argentina scored their goals and how we scored our goals, and how some Argentina players overstepped the mark and were not punished, then I think it was all a premeditated game.”

Asked what he meant Van Gaal replied: “I mean everything I said.”

Van Gaal was then asked if he was saying that Messi was predetermined to be world champion.

“I think so, yeah,” was his reply.

After Van Gaal’s comments, Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk said he did not agree with his former manager.

“I heard it this morning, indeed. And that’s actually it,” the defender told NOS. “It is of course his opinion. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion. I do not share the same opinion.”

Ironically, after the game in December it was Messi and his teammate Emiliano Martínez who were fuming at referee Mateu Lahoz, of whom Messi said: “FIFA has to review it. They can’t put a referee who is not up to the task in this instance.”

Martínez added: “The ref was just giving everything for them. He gave 10 minutes [stoppage time]. For no reason, 10 minutes. He was giving free kicks outside the box for them, like two, three times. He just wanted them to score, that’s basically it. So hopefully we don’t have that ref anymore, he’s useless.”

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Lineth Beerensteyn should have followed her own advice

Beerensteyn threw a stray at the USWNT and couldn’t back it up on the field

Lineth Beerensteyn danced on the grave of the U.S. women’s national team before her Netherlands side took on Spain in a World Cup quarterfinal.

And now, thanks in part to Beerensteyn, the Netherlands is dead too.

In a pre-match press conference, the USWNT caught a stray from Beerensteyn, who accused the four-time World Cup winners of entering the 2023 edition too overconfident.

“From the first moment I heard they were out, I was just like, ‘Yes! Bye!” Beerensteyn told the media on Thursday. “From the start of the tournament, they had really big mouths and were already talking about the final.

“I was thinking you first have to show it on the pitch before you talk. I’m not being rude in that way, I still have a lot of respect for them, but now they’re out of the tournament, and for me, it’s a relief, and for them, it’s something they will have to take with them in the future.

“Don’t start to talk about something that is far away. I hope they will learn from that.”

Beerensteyn probably should have followed her own advice to “show it on the pitch before you talk,” because she proceeded to contribute to her own team’s demise against Spain.

The Dutch forward missed a host of presentable chances against La Roja, with one of those directly proceeding a counterattack that ended with Salma Paralluelo’s extra-time winner for Spain.

Former USWNT forward Sydney Leroux couldn’t help pointing out the irony of the situation, saying on Twitter: “One thing we’ve learned is wait to talk s— until after you’re on the podium with a gold medal because now… you’re bye too.”

There were plenty of other reactions online to Beerensteyn’s performance against Spain.

Netherlands star Beerensteyn happy USWNT and ‘really big mouths’ out of World Cup

Beerensteyn’s reaction to hearing the USWNT was eliminated? “Yes! Bye!”

When Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn heard the U.S. women’s national team was eliminated from the World Cup, she wasn’t shedding any tears.

“Yes! Bye!” Beerensteyn claimed was her reaction upon heading of the USWNT’s shootout loss to Sweden in the round of 16.

According to Beerensteyn, the reason she was so happy to see the USWNT have their worst World Cup ever was the team’s overconfidence heading into the tournament.

“From the first moment I heard they were out, I was just like, ‘Yes! Bye!” Beerensteyn told the media on Thursday. “From the start of the tournament, they had really big mouths and were already talking about the final.

“I was thinking you first have to show it on the pitch before you talk [big]. I’m not being rude in that way, I still have a lot of respect for them, but now they’re out of the tournament, and for me, it’s a relief, and for them, it’s something they will have to take with them in the future.

“Don’t start to talk about something that is far away. I hope they will learn from that.”

It wasn’t immediately clear exactly which comments Beerensteyn was referencing, though the USWNT was of course criticized for various other elements of its behavior at the World Cup, from not signing the national anthem to Carli Lloyd slamming the team for its perceived over-exuberant celebrations after narrowly avoiding defeat against Portugal.

Beerensteyn and the Netherlands drew the USWNT 1-1 in Group E, helping them to a first-place finish that saw them face South Africa in the last 16. After defeating South Africa, the Dutch will take on Spain in a quarterfinal starting at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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