{"id":1358119,"date":"2024-07-06T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1358119"},"modified":"2024-09-01T23:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T22:06:30","slug":"netherlands-turkey-euro-2024","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/netherlands-turkey-euro-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands 2-1 Turkey: Oranje showcase power of recovery to seal Euro 2024 semi-final berth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Netherlands survived a scare to reach the Euro 2024<\/a> semifinals at Turkey<\/a>‘s expense.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vincenzo Montella’s team entered the final quarterfinal as the underdogs and were spirited on by a near-partisan crowd in Germany’s capital.<\/p>\n

Samet Akayd\u0131n, starting in place of the suspended Merih Demiral, headed the Crescent-Stars<\/em> in front, but a quick Oranje<\/em> double sees them meet England in the last four.<\/p>\n

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Stefan de Vrij equalised before Mert M\u00fcld\u00fcr, under pressure from Cody Gakpo, unfortunately put the ball into his net.<\/p>\n

Having started in an unorthodox 5-4-1 formation, Turkey proved too stubborn for a hapless Dutch attack led by an out-of-form Memphis Depay.<\/p>\n

By conceding possession, they challenged the Oranje to pass through a wall of players. Whenever any Dutch thrust forward, Turkey’s speedy teenage flankers, Kenan Yildiz and Arda G\u00fcler, pinned Virgil van Dijk and company back.<\/p>\n

It needed Denzel Dumfries to lose concentration for their opener. The fullback initially didn’t realize the ball ricocheted off a teammate as he marshalled it out of play. From the ensuing corner that found G\u00fcler, the Inter man played Turkey onside, allowing Akayd\u0131n to break the deadlock.<\/p>\n

Cl\u00e1sico aficionados would be interested to hear that two teenagers (G\u00fcler for Turkey and Lamine Yamal for Spain) have two or more assists at Euro 2024, as many as there have been in the previous 14 editions combined on record (since 1968) \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo in 2004 (2) and Enzo Scifo (2) in 1984.<\/p>\n

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The Dutch Men's national side have reached the semi-final of a major tournament for the first time since the 2014 World Cup. <\/p>\n

Their first EUROs semi-final since 2004. ?#EURO2024<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZzxNXwPbAY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n