´One step closer´ to Euro 2024 glory, says Van Dijk after Turkiye comeback

Virgil van Dijk never had any doubts over the Netherlands in their Euro 2024 quarter-finals, in which they moved one step closer with a comeback victory over Turkiye.

The Oranje fell behind to Samet Akaydin s 35th-minute opener as Turkiye scored their fourth Euro 2024 goal form a defender, the most by any nation in a single edition of the European Championship.

Yet Stefan de Vrij levelled with a thumping 70th-minute header, his first international goal since March 2015 against Spain, before Mert Muldur bundled into his own net just six minutes later.

That secured a Euros sem-final clash with England on Wednesday as the Netherlands reached the last four at this competition for the first time since 2004.

Dutch captain Van Dijk, however, expected his side to…