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In the round of 16, England beat Slovakia by equalising through a [[Jude Bellingham]] overhead kick in added time, before [[Harry Kane]] headed the winner in the first minute of extra time.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Hytner |first=David |date=2024-06-30 |title=Bellingham and Kane rescue England in dramatic extra-time win over Slovakia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/30/england-slovakia-euro-2024-match-report |access-date=2024-07-06 |work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After the game, [[Declan Rice]] said that the team were committed to each other and the manager, and Southgate said that the team were "putting plasters over things".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Millington |first1=Adam |title=We would do anything to protect this manager - Rice |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp9vzn9gy8yo |access-date=15 July 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2024}}</ref> England's quarter-final against Switzerland ended in a 1–1 draw before England scored all five of their attempts in the penalty shootout.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Jacob |date=2024-07-06 |title=England into Euro 2024 semi-finals after dramatic shootout win over Switzerland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/06/england-switzerland-euro-2024-match-report |access-date=2024-07-06 |work=The Observer |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> In the post-match press conference, Southgate said "Every now and then there has to be some enjoyment in this job and if you can’t enjoy that moment, the whole thing is a waste of time. I can’t deny when [the criticism] is as personal as it has been, on a human level it’s difficult but we’re fighting and we’re not going to stop fighting."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Draper |first=Rob |date=2024-07-06 |title=‘I wasn’t focusing on the past – only on now’: Saka revels in penalty redemption |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/06/bukayo-saka-england-switzerland-penalty-shootout-euro-2024 |access-date=2024-07-06 |work=The Observer |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>
In the semi-final against the Netherlands, [[Xavi Simons]] scored after seven minutes to put the Dutch team ahead, while [[Harry Kane]] scored a penalty equaliser after being fouled by [[Denzel Dumfries]]; substitute [[Ollie Watkins]] scored a late winner for England.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Jacob |date=2024-07-10 |title=Ollie Watkins’ bolt from blue stuns Netherlands and sends England to final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/10/netherlands-england-euro-2024-semi-final-match-report |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> England lost [[UEFA Euro 2024 final|the final]]
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