Netherlands v England: Will Kane rediscover best form and who can contain Dumfries?

England face the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday evening looking to book a place in back-to-back European Championship finals.

Gareth Southgate’s side have been heavily criticised for their performances at Euro 2024 but are one game away from Sunday’s showpiece in Berlin.

Here, we take a look at some of the key match-ups and talking points ahead of the semi-final.

It would have been unthinkable before a ball was kicked at the Euros to consider that Harry Kane’s place in Gareth Southgate’s starting XI would be called into question.

England striker Kane has endured an underwhelming tournament, far from the goal machine he proved in his first season at Bayern Munich.

Kane, 30, has notched just two goals at these Euros, including the winner in England's last-16 extra-time win over Slovakia.

Finishing the season with a back problem, Kane clearly is nowhere close to his physical peak and now must tussle with Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk.

The giant Dutchman has not been at his best either but like his team, has improved in the knock-out rounds.

With Southgate reluctant to take off his stars, keeping Kane marshalled could go a long way to stopping the somewhat limited threat England have thus far offered.

In all likelihood, Southgate will stick with his talisman for such a big game, but the fact his place is even being speculated about speaks volumes for his summer so far.

Luke Shaw made his long-awaited comeback from injury as he came off the bench in Saturday's quarter-final against Switzerland, racking up his first minutes since a hamstring problem he suffered at Manchester United in February.

The defender, 28, had hoped to be available earlier in the competition as Southgate opted to bring just one recognised