England have a first ever major tournament final on foreign soil in their sights in tonight's Euro 2024 semifinal when they face a Netherlands side hitting their stride in Dortmund.
The Three Lions are aiming to match their run to the Euro 2020 final, when they lost in heartbreaking fashion on penalties to Italy at Wembley.
England's only ever major tournament triumph also came on home soil at the 1966 World Cup.
Gareth Southgate's men are out to end 58 years of hurt and have shown remarkable resilience, if not the quality expected of one of the pre-tournament favourites, in Germany.
Twice England have stared down a humiliating early exit to fight back against Slovakia and Switzerland to reach the last four.
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