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A history of England v Holland in pictures

The Three Lions take on Ronald Koeman’s Holland in the Nations League semi-finals.

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England face Holland in Guimaraes in the Nations League semi-final on Thursday with both sides aiming to be the first to win UEFA’s latest tournament.

Here, Press Association Sport delves into the picture archives to look at previous meetings between the countries.

John Barnes opened the scoring as England and Holland drew a 1994 World Cup qualifier at Wembley in April 1993.
John Barnes opened the scoring as England and Holland drew a 1994 World Cup qualifier at Wembley in April 1993 (PA Archive)
Alan Shearer's penalty gave England the lead as they thrashed Holland 4-1 in the group stage of Euro 96.
Alan Shearer’s penalty gave England the lead as they thrashed Holland 4-1 in the group stage of Euro 96 (Neil Munns/PA)
Ruud van Nistelrooy, fresh from his Manchester United debut, scored the second goal as Holland won a 2001 friendly 2-0 at White Hart Lane.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy, fresh from his Manchester United debut, scored the second goal as Holland won a 2001 friendly 2-0 at White Hart Lane (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Stewart Downing was handed his England debut by Sven-Goran Eriksson in a 0-0 friendly with Holland at Villa Park in 2005.
Stewart Downing was handed his England debut by Sven-Goran Eriksson in a 0-0 friendly with Holland at Villa Park in 2005 (Rui Vieira/PA)
Rafael van der Vaart scored a late equaliser to cancel out Rooney's goal in Amsterdam.
Rafael Van Der Vaart scored a late equaliser to cancel out Rooney’s goal in Amsterdam. (Owen Humphreys/PA).
Stuart Pearce was the caretaker manager as England lost 3-2 to Holland in a 2012 friendly.
Stuart Pearce was the caretaker manager as England lost 3-2 to Holland in a 2012 friendly (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Arjen Robben (left) scored the injury time winner for the visitors as Pearce suffered a defeat.
Arjen Robben (left) scored the injury-time winner for the visitors as Pearce suffered a defeat (Nick Potts/PA)
Jamie Vardy opened the scoring in the 2-1 defeat for Roy Hodgson's Three Lions.
Jamie Vardy opened the scoring in the 2-1 defeat for Roy Hodgson’s Three Lions (Mike Egerton/PA)
Jesse Lingard scored the only goal of the game as England won 1-0 in Holland in March 2018.
Jesse Lingard scored the only goal of the game as England won 1-0 in a friendly in Amsterdam in March 2018 (Nick Potts/PA)
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