Two extra-time errors gifted Netherlands victory as England were beaten 3-1 in the Nations League semi-final on Thursday in Guimaraes. It means Van Dijk will face red-hot Ronaldo in the final.
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Match Report
Kyle Walker's own goal and Ross Barkley's mistake in extra time saw Netherlands earn a 3-1 win against England that books a place in the inaugural Nations League final for Ronald Koeman's men.
Marcus Rashford's first-half penalty opened the scoring in a low-quality affair in Guimaraes, the striker converting a penalty he won when clumsily brought down by Matthijs de Ligt.
The Ajax captain made amends in the second half with a towering header to level the scores before England substitute Jesse Lingard had what seemed a winner ruled out for offside with seven minutes to go.
In the added period Netherlands won the game in farcical fashion, Walker diverting the ball into his own goal after an awful error by his Manchester City team-mate John Stones, before Barkley's poor pass allowed Quincy Promes to seal a final date with Portugal on Sunday.
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32' Penalty Goal! Netherlands 0-1 England (Rashford)
PENALTY TO ENGLAND!! Rashford nips in ahead of De Ligt to a loose ball in the box and the young defender lunges in and takes him out! It's a clear penalty and the forward is dusting himself off to take it.
And then Rashford makes it 1-0 from the spot! He strolls up to the ball, sneds Cillessen the wrong way and slots calmly into the bottom-right corner. England lead against the run of play!
54' Superb save! Cillessen denies Sancho!
Sancho meets Delph's left-wing cross inside the six-yard box and it seems a certain goal, but Cillessen somehow keeps the header out and holds on! What a save!
73' GOAL! Netherlands 1-1 England (De Ligt)
De Ligt levels the scores!! The young centre-back redeems himself! He beats Walker to a corner at the near post and powers a header down and past Pickford!
83' OFFSIDE! Lingard scores but goal is disallowed
NO GOAL! Lingard has the ball in the net, latching onto Barkley's throughball and slotting past Cillessen, but the referee checks with VAR and the goal is ruled out for offside! The England players are furious!
97' OWN GOAL! Netherlands 2-1 England (Walker)
The Netherlands take the lead! Stones dallies in possession and is robbed by Depay in the box. His low strike is saved at full-stretch by Pickford, but Walker kicks the ball against his other foot under pressure from Promes and it loops over Pickford and in!
115' GOAL! Netherlands 3-1 England (Promes)
Maguire plays a sloppy pass into Barkley who has his pocket picked on the edge of the box by Depay. He gets to the byline and squares for Promes, who thumps into an empty net!