We’re ready to create history – Declan Rice knows England can win Euro 2024

Declan Rice insists England are “ready to create history” by winning Euro 2024 and ending a 58-year wait for major men’s silverware.

Gareth Southgate’s side face the Netherlands in the last four on Wednesday looking to book their place in back-to-back finals.

A penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy at Euro 2020 is the closest the men’s team have come to matching the achievements of the 1966 World Cup winners.

Rice was part of the squad that was beaten at Wembley in 2021 but believes it is now time for the trophy drought to end.

“I don’t put too much pressure on myself, I don’t think about it too much. Wednesday night, it’s another game of football,” he said.

“It’s a semi-final and that’s the only way I think about it, to be honest with you. We’re here for a reason, Holland are here for a reason and may the best team win.

“It’s a game of football, we feel like we’ve got a really good bit of momentum on our side. We’ve obviously seen all the clips from people at home. It’s weird, because we’re in such a bubble, we don’t even hear about anything, but we see the videos. I’ve had a lot of texts saying the country’s buzzing and stuff like that.

“So we want to keep creating memories for everyone, and I think even for ourselves. I think we’re ready to create history, we want to be the first team since 1966 obviously, the women’s team have already done it, but we want to be able to do it as well.

“But I think we have got a lot of respect for สมัคร ufabet them. If you look at the history of the Dutch, the players they’ve produced, the managers they’ve produced, they’ve always been a top nation.