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England will face Holland in the UEFA Nations League semi-final next summer.<\/p>\nEngland will face Holland in the UEFA Nations League semi-final next summer.<\/p>\n
Gareth Southgate\u2019s men qualified for the last four of the inaugural tournament with a late victory over Croatia last month, topping their group that also included Spain.<\/p>\n
The tie will be played in Guimaraes in Portugal on June 6.<\/p>\n
Hosts Portugal will play Switzerland in the other last-four tie on June 5 in Porto, with the final and third-place play-off taking place on June 9.<\/p>\n
Southgate now knows the route his side must take to get their hands on a trophy next summer as he looks to build on the impressive run to the World Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n
Their clash with Holland, managed by Ronald Koeman, will be the first competitive meeting between the sides since Euro 96, when Southgate played in a memorable 4-1 win for the Three Lions.<\/p>\n
Portugal or Switzerland would await in the final, both teams England played in Euro 2004, which was also held in Portugal.<\/p>\n
England were heading out of the Nations League and towards relegation to the second tier until the final 12 minutes of the group stages.<\/p>\n
A topsy-turvy campaign saw the Three Lions, Croatia and Spain all grapple for qualification and with Croatia leading 1-0 at Wembley in the final match the odds were against England.<\/p>\n
But late goals from Jesse Lingard and Harry Kane sent Southgate\u2019s men through to the final as group winners.<\/p>\n