England were outfought, outmuscled and outplayed last night as they failed to live up to their billing as Euro 2017 favourites thanks to a ruthless semi-final display from the Netherlands.

Former SSE Next Generation athlete Georgia Stanway and current Manchester City forward spoke to Sportsbeat’s Pippa Field at the Women’s European Championships in Utrecht.

Facing the host nation in the semi-finals of a major tournament is as daunting as it gets, but Jordan Nobbs knows England have the bottle to boot the Netherlands out of Euro 2017 on Thursday.

In the build-up to Sunday evening’s Euro 2017 quarter-final against France in Deventer, England coach Mark Sampson insisted the Lionesses could win without playing their best – ultimately, he was proved right.

England secured a Euro 2017 quarter-final clash with France on Sunday, as they did just enough to see off Portugal in their final group game last night to preserve their 100 per cent winning start.

With England’s goal-hungry forward line enjoying a Euro 2017 feast, Karen Carney knows she needs to take her chance against Portugal tonight to prove she can become the leader of the Lionesses’ pack once again.

Jade Moore sat on the bench and watched in astonishment when England conceded a last-gasp winner to Spain four years ago, but the Reading midfielder is confident they will erase their Euro 2013 nightmare when the teams...