Gareth Southgate's side have been heavily criticised for their performances at Euro 2024 but are one game away from Sunday's showpiece in Berlin.
Here, we take a look at some of the key talking points ahead of the meeting with the Dutch.
NO KANE, NO GAIN?
It would have been unthinkable before a ball was kicked at the Euros to consider that Harry Kane's place in Southgate's starting XI would be called into question.
Captain, all-time leading goalscorer and a man who hit the back of the net 44 times in 45 appearances for Bayern Munich last season.
But the 30-year-old has struggled throughout the tournament and in the quarter-final win over Switzerland in particular, and has been substituted as many times as he has scored - twice-while Ivan Toney has impressed in his short outings from the bench.
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