Gareth Southgate has challenged England to forget past disappointments and “change history” by reaching a first major tournament final on foreign shores when they face the Netherlands on Wednesday night.
England enter their Euro 2024 semi-final as favourites despite a slow-burning month’s work that has received heavy criticism at times. But they are one game from entering uncharted territory and, if they can negotiate a pressure-cooker atmosphere in Dortmund to win the 23rd meeting of these old rivals, they will have achieved something unmatched by their male predecessors.
