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3rd Jul 4:18 am
Ronald Koeman has warned his Netherlands side that they have to be at their best if they want to reach the Euro 2024 final, having made the last eight by beating Romania 3-0. He commented ahead of a quarter-final clash with Turkey: "The final result is always the most important thing, but this is the level. If we go down, we don't reach the final."
2nd Jul 4:57 pm
Turkey will play Netherlands in the quarter-finals after a pulsating 2-1 success over Austria. Merih Demiral was the unlikely hero, scoring twice, but Turkey also needed a sensational injury-time stop from goalkeeper Mert Gunok to deny the Austrians an equaliser.
2nd Jul 2:05 pm
Abdulkerim Bardakci, Orkun Kokcu and Kaan Ayhan come in for Samet Akaydin, Hakan Calhanoglu and Salih Ozcan as Turkey make three changes for last-16 tie against Austria. Starting XI: Gunok; Muldur, Bardakci, Demiral, Kadioglu; Yuksek, Ayhan; Yilmaz, Kokcu, Yildiz; Guler.
2nd Jul 2:04 pm
Austria make four changes for last-16 tie against Turkey with Kevin Danso, Phillipp Mwene, Konrad Laimer and Christoph Baumgartner replacing Alexander Prass, Maximilian Wober, Florian Grillitsch and the suspended Patrick Wimmer. Starting XI: Pentz; Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene; Seiwald, Sabitzer; Laimer, Baumgartner, Schmid; Arnautovic.
2nd Jul 1:50 pm
The Netherlands have booked their place in the quarter-final stage of the Euros for the first time since 2008 after seeing off Romania 3-0 in Munich. Cody Gakpo notched his third goal of the tournament in the 20th minute but the Dutch couldn't make sure of the win for a long time, missing several chances before Donyell Malen netted in the 83rd and 93rd minutes to seal the victory. Ronald Koeman's side will face the winner of the tie between Austria and Turkey in the next round.
2nd Jul 11:14 am
Ronald Koeman has made three changes following the Netherlands' 3-2 defeat to Austria, bringing Denzel Dumfries, Xavi Simons and Steven Bergwijn into the side to face Romania. Starting XI: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Reijnders; Bergwijn, Simons, Gakpo; Depay
2nd Jul 11:07 am
Romania have made two changes from their 1-1 draw with Slovakia as Vasile Mogos replaces the suspended Nicusor Bancu at left-back and Dennis Man takes over from Florinel Coman on the wing. Starting XI: Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Mogos; M Marin; Man, R Marin, Stanciu, Hagi; Dragus
2nd Jul 9:59 am
German legend Jens Lehmann has not bought in to the Spain hype, stating about the hosts' quarter-final opponents: ‘They are too small in size and they are very inexperienced, they are basically a youth team. They already have two wingers who are extremely young and have little international experience in the axis starting from the goalkeeper through the central defence to the forwards to Morata.’
2nd Jul 8:57 am
Edward Iordansecu has asked his side to channel the spirit of Romania's shock World Cup win over Argentina in Pasadena 30 years ago, stating ‘I was there in Pasadena that day and now it’s time for a different generation. When you play with history in front of you, you are ready to give it your all.'
2nd Jul 8:18 am
Mikel Oyarzabal claims nothing has changed in the Spain camp despite the team now considered one of the favourites to win Euro 2024. "They say it now, but three weeks ago nobody said that (we were favourites) about us," Real Sociedad forward Oyarzabal said ahead of their quarter-final with hosts Germany on Friday. "We're sticking to the same idea and keeping on going in the same way, trusting ourselves, knowing we can compete against anyone. "Now people think we're favourites we won't relax now, we're trying to prepare (for the Germany game) in the best way possible, with confidence."
2nd Jul 6:11 am
Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that this European Championship in Germany will be "without a doubt" the last of his career. Currently featuring in his sixth European Championship, the 39-year-old Ronaldo has helped Portugal reach the quarter-finals where they will next face France in Hamburg on Friday night.
2nd Jul 4:36 am
Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has told his players to use the criticism of their recent performances as motivation for their Euro 2024 last-16 clash with Romania on Tuesday. Koeman says his team have had time to reflect on their 3-2 defeat to Austria and are ready to put things right against Romania. “We were able to analyse where things went wrong, where we were not good, where there was too little energy. We did that, the players and the staff were open about it," he said. “Everyone showed how things could and should be different, but you can only see the confirmation on the field on Tuesday. “We have played worse than against Austria. We want to show beautiful football, but that doesn’t always work. Then you take the criticism to heart and hope to be able to turn it around.”