8 June

NETHERLANDS have defeated an  error-prone  England  outfit  3-1 in the extra time of the UEFA Nations  League’s  semifinal  to  set up a final showdown against Portugal.

Marcus Rashford put Eng-land  in  front  from  the  penalty  spot, in the 32nd minute, after he himself was upended in the area.

Matthijs  de  Ligt  was  at  fault  for  the  first  goal  but  he  redeemed  himself  in  the  73rd  minute after heading the Dutch side level.

The  game  went  into  ex-tra  time  and  the  Netherlands  took the lead in the 97th minute through a Kyle Walker own-goal after some farcical defending by England.

Dutch   striker   Quincy   Promes  killed  off  the  game  17  minutes  later  and  yet  again  England, who’ll now face Swit-zerland in the 3rd place playoff, were the architects of their own misery. —AFP