Coach Koeman wants the Netherlands to face Spain in the Euro 2024 final
Báo Dân trí•07/07/2024
(Dan Tri) - After winning the right to enter the semi-finals, coach Ronald Koeman of the Netherlands team said the opponent he is waiting for in the Euro 2024 final is Spain.
Euro 2024 semi-final match schedule 02:00 July 10: Spain - France 02:00 July 11: Netherlands - England
The Netherlands have qualified for the Euro 2024 semi-finals, after beating Türkiye 2-1 in the quarter-finals yesterday morning (July 7, Vietnam time). This is a tournament in which coach Ronald Koeman's Netherlands played not spectacularly, but very effectively. Coach Koeman admitted that the Netherlands struggled to reach the Euro semi-finals (Photo: Reuters). After the match with Turkey, Mr. Koeman said: "We are in the semi-finals, alongside the three major football powers of England, Spain and France. For the first time since 2004, Dutch football has repeated the achievement of reaching the Euro semi-finals. I am proud that once again we have the opportunity to win this tournament". "The Dutch team has been criticized at times this year. Our defense has conceded many goals in this tournament, we continue to be criticized for that. However, the Dutch players have shown a strong spirit. In particular, the strength was shown when we were 1-0 down to Turkey in the quarter-finals. We played very resiliently before succeeding at the end of the match", coach Ronald Koeman added. The Netherlands want to face Spain in the final match of the tournament (Photo: Getty). In the semi-finals, the Netherlands will meet England on July 11. Coach Ronald Koeman commented on the semi-final: "The Netherlands and England had similar matches, both were behind in the quarter-finals, then won the final." "The two teams played on the same day (July 6, European time), both had to travel to a new location to play the semi-final. So, in my opinion, there is no difference in physical strength between the two teams. Our job or the opponent's is to win, not to consider which team has the advantage," coach Koeman emphasized. According to Mr. Koeman, if the Netherlands beat England in the semi-finals to reach the final, he wants the "orange whirlwind" to face Spain. Mr. Koeman shared: "First, we need to win the semi-finals first. If we pass the semi-finals, I want to face Spain in the final. The remaining team in the semi-finals is the French team, we have faced them in the group stage (the Netherlands drew 0-0 with France in the group stage)".
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