Streets of Dortmund buzzing with fans ahead of semifinal clash between Netherlands and England

(10 Jul 2024)
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Dortmund, Germany – 10 July 2024
1. Various of Dutch fans blowing trumpets and dancing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Boris (last name not given), fan of Dutch team:
"Well, I think, (Memphis) Depay is going to finally accelerate in his game and he’s got to score two goals in the first half.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Dan (last name not given), fan of Dutch team:
“And England don’t have a team. They have good players, really good players, (Harry) Kane, etc , etc. But they are not a team. We are a team. We are together.”
Boris (last name not given), fan of Dutch team:
“Look at the people behind us. We are a team. Yeah."
3. Various of Dutch fans dancing and singing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Brit (last name not given), fan of Dutch team:
"I am a little bit nervous about the game tonight because I know England is a good team. I think the Dutch team is not very good at this tournament, but I hope we win. And I enjoy the time here. So, it’s wonderful."
5. Sign reading (English) “Dortmund is united by football”
6. English and Dutch hats being sold
7. Wide of England fans
8. Various of England fans
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter (last name not given), fan of English team:
"Oh confident, very confident. (Team Manager Gareth) Southgate’s the one. He’s bringing it home."
10. Various of fans of English team
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate (last name not given), fan of English team:
"I think I feel very positive. We started playing better so I think we’ve got a good chance."
SOUNDBITE (English) fan of English team:

"Five nil. England. Five nil, England. Jude Bellingham. Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, (Bukayo) Saka. Yeah." ++INTERPUTTED BY FAN OF DUTCH TEAM BOOING AND COMING UP TO CAMERA++
12. Various of fans
STORYLINE:
Soccer fans supporting the Netherlands and England flooded Dortmund on Wednesday ahead of the second semi-finals fixture in the European Championship, bringing cheer, excitement and dancing to the streets.

According to police, about 80,000 Dutch fan are expected in town, while the English will number about 20,000.

The winner will play Spain in Sunday’s final.

Kickoff is at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT). 

The Netherlands hasn’t reached a European Championship final since it won the tournament in 1988 and was last a semifinalist in 2004.

England made it to the final in 2020 but lost to Italy in a penalty shootout.

In the last 10 days, England has played a full hour more than the Netherlands, after beating Slovakia in extra time and then Switzerland on penalties.

The Dutch wrapped up their wins over Romania and Turkey without needing extra time.

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