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Topics: England, Gareth Southgate, Football
Nasir Jabbar
Gareth Southgate gave an incredibly emotional interview after England reached the final of Euro 2024.
England came from behind to beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday.
Harry Kane's penalty cancelled out Xavi Simons' opener as he levelled proceedings from the spot after a controversial VAR decision, with Denzel Dumfries having a surprise reaction to the penalty incident.
Southgate brought on Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins as they combined brilliantly for England's winner, with the Aston Villa star revealing a scarily accurate prediction during his post-match interview.
The Three Lions boss fielded questions from the media after his side's famous win in Dortmund.
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And the 53-year-old delivered a passionate speech as he addressed the criticism he has faced at the tournament.
"We all want to be loved, right? When you're doing something for your country, you're a proud Englishman - you don't feel that back and all you read is criticism, it's hard," he said.
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"To be able to celebrate a second final is very special. If I had not been on the grass, I would have been watching and celebrating like [the fans] were."
Southgate added: "I'm the one that has to pick a team so to be able to give them a night like tonight was very special.
"We have come here to win and play the team who have been the best in the tournament [in the final]. But we're still here and fighting."
Having suffered heartbreak against Italy at Euro 2020, Southgate and his England side are determined to go all the way this time around.
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They face Spain in the final on Sunday for the Euros title.