England face Netherlands, Spain face France in Euro semis

England hit back from a goal down before beating Switzerland in a nail-biting penalty shootout to book a Euro 2024 semi-final spot.

Gareth Southgate’s side can now look forward to a showdown on Wednesday against the Netherlands, who also battled back from 1-0 down to edge past Turkey.

The Netherlands struck twice in quick succession as they came from behind to book a showdown against England with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Turkey.

Samet Akaydin gave Turkey a 35th-minute lead in a tense quarter-final encounter in Berlin but the Netherlands rallied after the break.

Stefan De Vrij headed the equaliser on 70 minutes and the turnaround was completed six minutes later when Mert Muldur turned into his own net under pressure from Cody Gakpo.

Turkey piled forward in search of a late equaliser but Bart Verbruggen produced a brilliant reaction save to deny Kerem Akturkoglu in a nervous finale.

On the other hand, France also advanced to the semi-final of the 2024 European Championship.

The French team defeated Portugal 5-3 in penalties in the quarter-final encounter at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, on Friday.

The match ended goalless after 120 minutes of football that failed to meet expectations.

Both nations failed to play to live up to their full potential, with shots from Theo Hernadez and Kylian Mbappe the only real chances of a turgid first half.