Watkins Injury-Time Goal Puts England In The Final Of The Euros 2024 England has entered the finals of Euro 2024 after defeating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to a goal scored by Oli Watkins in injury time. Watkins, who entered the field in the second half as a super sub, scored a decisive goal in the first minute of injury time and took England to the Euro final for the second time in a row.
England will face Spain in the final in Berlin on July 14. Spain defeated France in the first semi-final. In the second semi-final at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, the Netherlands took the lead but could not maintain it. Javi Simmons scored in the game’s seventh minute to give the Dutch team the lead. But that lead did not last long.
In the 18th minute, England’s captain Harry Kane scored an equalizing goal through a disputed penalty. After Denzel Dumfries of the Netherlands fouled Kane in the penalty box, England got a penalty with the help of VAR. Kane scored without making any mistakes.
After that, both teams tried to score in the game but could not succeed. While the game was pushing to extra time, Watkins scored the decisive goal.