Subs: Geertruida, de Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Bijlow, van de Ven, Veerman, Blind, Brobbey, Zirkzee, Flekken, Gravenberch, Frimpong, Malen.
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Turkey: Gunok, Muldur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Kadioglu, Ayhan, Ozcan, Guler, Calhanoglu, Yildiz, Yilmaz.
Subs: Celik, Yokuslu, Akturkoglu, Tosun, Yazici, Bayindir, Kaplan, Kahveci, Cakir, Kilicsoy, Akgun, Yildirim.
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Referee: Clement Turpin (France).
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There weren’t too many people making a case for the Netherlands at the start of this tournament; Turkey began the month as the darkest of dark horses. Hipsters’ choices at best. But now look at them. The Dutch sashayed gracefully into the last eight with a 3-0 defeat of Romania; Turkey stormed into the quarters with a thrilling high-octane victory over Austria. Both teams have brought goals and entertainment to the party, and a legitimate case can be made for both as possible winners of the whole darn thing. Which sets up this quarter-final deliciously. Here’s to it delivering. Kick-off is at 8pm BST. It’s on!
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Important Events
25 minutes: Bergwijn tries to get past Kadioglu on the right wing, and the wild-haired Kadioglu, who scores a perfect 11 on our patented Indie Bass Player Meter™, stretches out a leg to halt Bergwijn’s run, earning a goal kick for good measure.
23 minutes: Calhanoglu made a long pass down the right and was about to play it to Yildiz, but Lijnders stretched out his leg to intercept the falling ball. It was a brilliant defensive move. Had he not stepped in, the Netherlands would have been in trouble.
21 minutes: Now it’s Yilmaz at the other end, chasing a long ball from the right wing. He has no right to keep the ball in play, but he manages to keep it. The ball is eventually pulled back to Calhanoglu, whose powerful shot hits Van Dijk at the top of the net and results in a corner. No set pieces result. This is a good, open game.
19 minutes: Gakpo was brought down again on a dribble along the left touchline, but again there was no decision and Yilmaz may have had a bit of a go at him there.
18 minutes: Akaidin survived. Play resumed and Gakpo made a magnificent dribble down the middle – until, like Bambi, he lost control of his feet and finally collapsed. It’s a shame because something special was about to happen. In fairness, he may have hurt his heel at the start of his run.
16th minute: Simmons dropped the ball down the left channel, setting Gakpo free, but Gakpo was offside and misdirected a high kick to Akaidin that landed on him – an unfortunate double whammy for the defender, who required treatment.
14 min: …So, as I was writing this, the Netherlands had monopolized the ball for a while, and the tension in the game had started to die down.
12 minutes: Now it was Simmons’ turn to hit a long-range shot. The game started off predictably and with the Free Jazz in a frenzy.
11 min: Özcan shot from distance, over the bar, but the Netherlands pushed forward and Dumfries crossed from the right, but his error confused Gunok, who missed and the ball went into the top left corner just past the bar.
10 minutes: A long ball from Turkey. Yilmaz and De Vrij compete under the ball and both go down. Turkey goes for a free kick… a possible red card for De Vrij? …but the referee lets play go. Was it more than a 50-50 scuffle? Well, it looks like De Vrij took the man down by grabbing him by the shirt. You’ve seen calls for smaller things too.
9 min: Calhanoglu went down after being accidentally hit with the heel of Simmons and looked to be in a lot of pain, but thankfully it was only the initial impact that caused the pain and he quickly got up.
7 minutes: Dumfries sends in a low cross from the right, Depay spins to shoot from 10 yards out but can’t get it going, the ball goes to Gakpo on the left, who fires a weak shot across goal for a goal kick that’s eventually ruled out for offside.
6 min: Turkey have settled down a bit now and they are looking to Yilmaz and Güler for long passes, for now Van Dijk and Ake will get some good news.
4 minutes: This was the first time the Netherlands and Turkey had met in the final. The Netherlands had the upper hand early on, and the Turkish fans’ whistles were deafening. Turkey finally got the ball, and Kadioglu had nowhere to go down the left wing.
2 min: Well, that would have been a great start. Depay should have at least forced Gunok to make a save. There was space for him.
59 seconds: …and a second later, Depay dribbles down the right wing, into the box, leans back and fires a vertical rocket shot that goes miles over the bar. A golden opportunity to give the Netherlands an early lead.
58 seconds: The Netherlands lasted longer than Austria in the last round…
The Netherlands takes the lead. The Olympiastadion is in an uproar. “It will be painful for those sitting and waiting (and for those who have been watching this horribly boring quarter-final so far),” begins an exasperated Charles Antaki. “If there was justice in football, this would be a game of mayhem: goals, close mistakes, diving headers, 60-metre dribbles, fist fights on the bench. But there is no justice in football, so it will be one-on-one again and go to penalties. It’s ridiculous.”
The teams take to the pitch. Holland is orange, Turkey is white. It’s all lovely. We toss coins, exchange pennants, fist bump, sing William of Nassau and the Coy Crescent. And once that’s all out of the way, it’s all about football. soccer!
The winner of this match will face England in the second leg of the semi-final at the Westfalenstadion on Wednesday. Barry Glendenning reports on the dramatic penalty shootout victory over Switzerland.
Style Guide:
George: What is Holland?
Jerry: What do you mean? It’s the country right next to Belgium.
George: No, that’s Holland.
Jerry: Holland teeth Netherlands.
George: So who are the Dutch?
George is right this time: according to the Guardian’s official style guide, “Holland should not be used to mean Nederland (part of the Netherlands).” But you already know that, and can quickly spot the obvious crowbar ploy I’m trying to pull in this classic Monk’s Café-esque exchange.
As for Türkiye, Turkey is still very Guardian style, so this MBM is in keeping with that.
Türkiye: De facto co-host. It’s no exaggeration to say that Turkish immigrants in Germany have made a huge mark on the tournament, and tonight in Berlin is no exception…
… But in fairness to the Netherlands, who are looking to win their second European Championship in Germany after Euro 88, their national team is not bad either. Either way, there will be a party mood tonight.
The historic head-to-head confrontation between these two countries doesn’t tell us much. It’s been a long and close match, with the Netherlands having six wins and Turkey having four. The two teams recently met in 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but it was hardly the same. In Istanbul, Turkey won 4-2, with Burak Yilmaz the hat-trick hero, and in Amsterdam, Memphis Depay scored three goals as the Netherlands won 6-1. It would be nice to be able to confidently predict which way tonight’s match will go.
The Netherlands left their starting lineup unchanged after their comfortable win over Romania. Turkey made three substitutions, all of which were effective: Orkun Kokcu, Ismail Yüksek and Merih Demiral are all suspended, and are replaced by Samet Akaydin, Salih Ozcan and captain Hakan Calhanoglu.
team
Netherlands: Verbruggen, Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake, Lijnders, Schouten, Bergwijn, Simmons, Gakpo, Depay.
Subs: Gertruida, De Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Below, van de Ven, Vehlman, Blind, Brobbey, Zirkzee, Flekken, Gravenberch, Frimpong, Malen.
turkey: Gunok, Murdur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Kadioglu, Ayhan, Ozcan, Güler, Calhanoglu, Yıldız and Yılmaz.
Subs: Çelik, Yokuslu, Aktürkoglu, Tusun, Yazici, Bayindil, Kaplan, Kahveci, Cakir, Kiritsoi, Akgun, Yıldırım.
Referee: Clement Turpin (France).
preamble
At the start of the tournament, not many people were backing the Netherlands, and Turkey entered the month as the darkest dark horse. A hipster choice at best. But look at them now. The Netherlands beat Romania 3-0 to gracefully qualify for the quarterfinals. Turkey cruised into the quarterfinals with a thrilling, high-octane win over Austria. Both teams brought goals and entertainment to the party and could very well be the winners of this tournament. This quarterfinal is going to be a great one. Let’s hope it lives up to expectations. Kick-off is at 8pm BST. started!
