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Matthijs De Ligt, Netherlands Beat England in Extra Time at UEFA Nations League

The Netherlands will face Portugal in the final of the inaugural UEFA Nations League after they beat England 2-1 in extra time at the Estadio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimaraes, Portugal, on Thursday.

De Oranje came back from behind after Marcus Rashford won a penalty and converted from the spot thanks to a mistimed tackle from Ajax's Matthijs de Ligt.

The prodigious defender went from zero to hero when he powered home an equaliser in the 73rd minute, and Kyle Walker's own goal in the 97th minute completed a memorable comeback.

Memphis Depay pressured the England defence before Quincy Promes forced Walker to poke the ball into his own net, and the Sevilla winger scored one of his own outright following a similar sequence in the 115th minute.