Euro 2024: England through, Turkey out
It was a mixed Saturday for the three remaining Reds at the European Championship in Germany.
Kobbie Mainoo and Luke Shaw could celebrate, after England booked a spot in the last four via a penalty shootout victory over Switzerland, following a 1-1 draw.
But Altay Bayindir's tournament has come to the end, as the Netherlands came from behind to beat an energetic and spirited Turkey, 2-1.
Read below for further details of each game from an absorbing day of international action...
ENGLAND INTO ANOTHER SEMI-FINAL
In the 17:00 BST kick-off, England kept their nerve from the spot, scoring all five penalties to edge a tight encounter with Switzerland.
After an opening half which failed to spark into life, Breel Embolo and Bukayo Saka traded goals in the 75th and 80th minutes.
While the Swiss had the better of the extra-time period, they could not find a decisive goal and so spot-kicks were required to settle the quarter-final contest.
Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold all converted from 12 yards in the shootout, while Manuel Akanji missed for the Swiss, with their first effort.
Mainoo retained his place in the Three Lions starting XI and impressed again in the engine room, particularly in the first period when he got the better of a key battle with Bayer Leverkusen midfielder and Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka.
Kobbie was substituted just after Embolo’s opener, and he was replaced by Reds team-mate Luke Shaw, who made his first appearance in almost five months.
The left-back has been out injured since United’s 2-1 victory at Luton on 18 February but looked calm and composed when slotting into the backline.
He will now be keen to be included among the first 11 names on Gareth Southgate’s teamsheet for Wednesday’s semi-final in Dortmund, where England will come up against the Netherlands.
ENGLAND WIN THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT! 🤩#BBCEuros #Euro2024 #ENGSUI pic.twitter.com/06KdlOtLog
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 6, 2024
TURKEY PEGGED BACK BY DUTCH
With 20 minutes to play in Berlin, Turkey were all set for the semi-finals, thanks to Samet Akaydin’s first-half header.
But the Netherlands turned the game on its head in the space of six minutes, as Stefan de Vrij rose unmarked to head home, before a Mert Muldur own goal on 76 minutes settled the tie.
Altay Bayindir was an unused substitute for Turkey, who had chances to equalise and force extra-time late on.
It wasn't to be for Turkey, but they will return home as heroes 👏#Euro2024 | #NEDTUR pic.twitter.com/7Z8v4hcqZf
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 6, 2024
Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen made an outstanding late save from Semih Kilicsoy, while Turkey’s Bertug Yildirim was shown a red card for his protestations from the bench.
There are three former Reds in the Netherlands side who can now look forward to that last-four meeting with the Three Lions, as Daley Blind, Memphis Depay and Wout Weghorst are all in Ronald Koeman’s squad.