Euro 24: Defiant Dutch Deny Brave Turkiye Semifinals

What seemed like a Turkish delight turned out to be a Dutch relish in the end in Berlin during the last quarterfinal match of Euro 2024. For almost 70 minutes, Turkey enjoyed the advantage of a single-goal lead, but Inter’s Stefan de Vrij turned out to be the savior for Oranje as they equalized. The Turkey vs. Netherlands quarterfinal, the only game that did not go to extra time in the group of eight games in this edition of the Euro, has been a thriller of thrillers. Dutch manager will be the most relieved man today. Because, for almost 70 minutes, the Dutch manager was like a statue and without emotions in the dugout.

Though the game started with a Dutch offensive, after ten minutes, the game took an interesting turn with Turkey’s emergence with speed and extreme pressing. Then the game looked like a hundred sprints happening inside a football ground. Both Turkiye and The Netherlands kept on entertaining the millions of football viewers with spectacular counterattacks throughout the game.

If defiance has a period in football history, it will be the last 20 minutes of this game. Turkey refused to accept defeat after the Dutch winner came in the form of an own goal. They kept attacking the Netherlands’ goal area continuously, and finally, Virgil van Dijk and his men sailed through the dangerous waters created by the Turkish waves.

The Netherlands will meet England in the semifinals at Dortmund on Wednesday. Earlier on Saturday, England defeated Switzerland in penalty shootout. On Tuesday, France and Spain will play against each other in Munich’s Allianz Arena in the first semifinal.