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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jonathan Yerushalmy

‘Wat a finish!’: what the papers say as England go through to the Euro 2024 final

Dutch and UK paper front pages
Dutch and UK papers on Thursday marked England’s last-minute victory, albeit in different ways. They now go through to the Euros 2024 final on Sunday. Composite: Daily Star/i/AD Sportwereld/Times Sport/Daily Express Sport/Metro

After a night of high drama in Dortmund, England are through to the European Championship final and will face Spain in Berlin. The 2-1 win against the Netherlands – thanks to a last-minute genius strike from substitute Ollie Watkins – is celebrated across Thursday’s UK newspapers.

An image of Watkins – with his arm around Marc Guéhi – dominates the Guardian front page. “Holland-daze. Watkins puts England in dreamland” is the headline, with chief sports writer Barney Ronay noting that as the ball was hammered home, the stadium “just exploded, a huge wave of noise barrelling down from the England end”.

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