'England ready to make history'

TPO - Before the big match with the Netherlands, midfielder Declan Rice 'boosted the spirit' of the whole team when he declared that the England team will win the EURO 2024 championship.

Before EURO 2024 kicked off, England were considered the brightest candidate for the championship. However, coach Gareth Southgate's team encountered countless difficulties in their journey to conquer the European championship title. The "Three Lions" had unconvincing performances right from the group stage. They needed extra time and penalty shootouts to overcome Slovakia and Switzerland in the round of 16 and quarter-finals.

Under Southgate, England reached the semi-finals of a major tournament for the third time. The Three Lions' opponents in the semi-final are the Netherlands. Midfielder Declan Rice expressed confidence before the match, declaring that England would end their 58-year title drought.

Declan Rice said: "I'm not putting too much pressure on myself. It's just a football match. England and Holland deserve to be here. The better team will win. We're in great form. We've seen all the clips of the fans celebrating back home. I've had a lot of messages saying people are so excited about our wins.

So we want to continue to create memories for everyone and for ourselves. I think England are ready to make history, we want to be the first team to win the title since 1966. The women's team have done it and now we want to do it too.

We have a lot of respect for the Dutch national team. If we look at their history, the Netherlands has always produced great players and great coaches. They have always been a top country.

I'm not going to sit here and put them down. The next game means a lot. It's not by chance that they're in the semi-finals. But we're very confident. Everyone at home, please keep supporting. We feel the love, the energy. Hopefully we can make history again by reaching two finals in a row."

Khanh Kieu

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