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The Netherlands' preparations for their match against England in the Euro 2024 semifinals were disrupted Tuesday when they had to rearrange travel plans to host city Dortmund because of a "blockage" on a German train line.
The Dutch were due to get a train from Wolfsburg to Dortmund but the service was canceled, the team said.
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The squad instead was having to fly the short trip to Dortmund, forcing the cancellation of the Netherlands' planned prematch news conference at Westfalenstadion with coach Ronald Koeman and defender Nathan Aké.
UEFA said in a statement on Tuesday that "due to the Netherlands team travel to Dortmund having been disrupted, their arrival time has been significantly delayed and therefore no press conference will take place. Footage from an interview with the head coach will be made available tonight on the UEFA media channel."
Dutch media reported that players and staff were on the train platform when they learnt about the issues with the service. Germany has been hit with very warm temperatures on Tuesday.
Members of the team typically take a walk on the field on the day before a game at Euro 2024.
Information from ESPN's James Olley was included in this report.
Source: espn.co.uk