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England's Euro 96 best XI? The team that demolished the Dutch

Three Lions dismantled the Oranje piece by piece, but it ended up being their tournament highlight as things slowly unravelled in the knockout stage

When England took to the field at the old Wembley to play the Netherlands in the final group game of Euro 96, they only needed a draw to go through to the quarter-finals.

Up against a Dutch team which drew heavily from the Ajax side that had won the Champions League in 1995 and reached the final in 1996, the Three Lions were expected to have a real challenge on their hands.