UEFA Women's EURO: How to watch France vs Netherlands live on July 23rd

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France will take on reigning champs the Netherlands for a spot in the semi-finals in what should be a highly entertaining quarter-finals clash.

Preview: France vs Netherlands

With just one semi-finals spot left after Sweden secured their place alongside England and Germany, it will now be up to either France or the Netherlands to join them. Les Bleues have started this competition off well, recording a stunning 5-1 win over Italy to kick off proceedings, followed by a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Belgium. Although Corinne Diacre's side were far from their best against Iceland, as she opted to rotate the squad, they still picked up a valuable point to ensure that they topped Group D.

The draw against Iceland prevented France from making it a 17th consecutive win across all comps, but that really will not matter much ahead of this game. What will be really crucial for France is avoiding yet another early exit. Les Bleues have been dumped out at the quarter-finals for their last three EURO appearances, and have not reached a semi-finals of a big competition since the 2012 Olympic Games.

France will likely face a stern opponent in the Netherlands, who come into this game seeking to retain the title they won five years ago at EURO 2017. The Oranje started off with a one-all draw against Sweden, but picked up crucial wins over Portugal (3-2) and Switzerland (4-1) to book their ticket to the quarter-finals. Against Portugal, the reigning champs did struggle quite a bit, as they went from 2-0 up to 2-2, but Danielle van de Donk's effort was enough to snatch a vital win for Mark Parson's team and ultimately ensure that they remain in the fight to win back to back EURO titles.

Team news: France vs Netherlands

France: Marie-Antoinette Katoto has been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a knee injury, which comes as a huge blow for her team. Sakina Karchaoui could miss out on the semi-finals if she is booked again and France qualify.

Netherlands: By contrast, the Netherlands have been given a huge boost with the expected return of star striker Vivianne Miedema, who missed out on her team's matches against Portugal and Switzerland due to COVID-19. However, Jill Roord, Lineth Beerensteyn, Dominique Janssen, and Damaris Egurrola are all in danger of a ban if they pick up a booking here, and Lieke Martens is out of the competition after picking up an injury.

Match facts: France vs Netherlands

France have been eliminated at the quarter-finals stage in their last four EURO competitions
The Netherlands are hoping to qualify for the semi finals for the second straight time