'What a s*** team England are!': Bitter Dutch rage at the Three Lions after Euro 2024 semi-final defeat... as rivals in Sunday's final Spain call Gareth Southgate's men 'the miracle team'!

The Dutch media have expressed their anger and sadness after they were beaten 2-1 by England in the Euro 2024 semi-final on Wednesday.

The Three Lions reached Sunday's final in Berlin in dramatic fashion after Ollie Watkins' 90th minute strike secured the victory, with Harry Kane earlier cancelling out Xavi Simons' first half opener. 

It was the third successive knockout game at the tournament that England have won following substantial drama, with the Three Lions defeating Slovakia in extra time in the last-16, before they beat Switzerland on penalties in the quarter-final.

And, in the immediate aftermath of the game, there was rage in the Netherlands with former national team star Rafael van der Vaart letting rip at Gareth Southgate's side.

'What a s**t team they are', he fumed to Dutch broadcaster NOS. 'Slowly, they didn't want to do anything anymore. 

'They have such top players on the field. We didn't do much either. We had a few chances. There could have been so much more in it.' 

Elsewhere, there was understandable outrage about England's first half penalty when Denzel Dumfries was adjudged to have fouled Kane following a VAR review.

Dutch outlet VI highlighted how the 'international press were unanimous about the penalty moment with Dumfries', while AD carried the 'surprise in England' about the decision, with others pointing to it being a 'disgrace'.

Pierre van Hooijdonk, who was working alongside Van der Vaart for NOS, added: '(Referee) Felix Zwayer and the VAR Bastian Dankert: (should be) blacklisted. Terrible.'

VI continued the furious reaction as they pointed to a potential handball by Saka in the run-up to the spot kick. 

Meanwhile, AD also explained how the 'Dutch European Championship dream was in tatters' after their dramatic semi-final 'denouement' against England.

This heartbreak was similarly shared elsewhere, with De Telegraaf highlighting how Dutch 'dreams were shattered' after Watkins' dramatic late goal. 

However, De Telegraaf also claimed that: 'Luck ran out for Koeman and unstable Oranje', perhaps in reference to their run to the final four which came after they finished third in their group.

Meanwhile, several Spanish papers hailed England's resilience and never-say-die attitude, but also expressed their confidence of beating the Three Lions in the Euro 2024 final.

Marca described England as the team who 'always floats', while fellow outlet AS called them 'the miracle team'.

The drama of the Three Lions' victory was hailed further as Watkins was described as an 'unexpected hero' by Marca.

Elsewhere, El Mundo similarly labelled Watkins a 'hero', and they also pointed to Jude Bellingham coming up against the country where he plays his club football in the final.

Bellingham has been a revelation ever since joining Real Madrid and El Mundo described Sunday's showpiece as 'Bellingham's one-on-one match against Spain'.

Marca also upped the trash talk ahead of Sunday as they seemingly took a dig at Phil Foden in relation to Spanish wonderkid Lamine Yamal.

During Spain's semi-final victory over France, Yamal scored a stunning match-winning goal as he cut inside Adrien Rabiot, before curling an effort into the top corner.

Foden similarly executed a stunning piece of skill against the Netherlands, but his shot crashed into the post, with Marca quick to mock that as they said: 'Foden wanted to do the same as Lamine... but it didn't end like Yamal.'

Meanwhile, TV show El Chiringuito seemed to relish the fact Spain are playing England as they discussed their potential celebrations after winning the Euros, while they also highlighted the depth of talent at Luis de la Fuente's disposal.

The two teams will now do battle at the Olympiastadion Stadium in Berlin on Sunday, with the blockbuster clash kicking off at 8PM GMT.