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Five most memorable matches between England and Germany

By Ben Knapton, Senior Reporter

Published: June 7 2022 | 15:05

Last updated: June 10 2022 | 16:36

Sports Mole takes a look at five of the most memorable matches between England and Germany ahead of Tuesday's UEFA Nations League clash.

Old foes England and Germany will renew their long-standing rivalry on Tuesday night, as the Three Lions prepare for battle with Die Mannschaft in Munich in the UEFA Nations League.

Neither side were able to get off to a winning start in League A Group 3 over the weekend, as Hansi Flick's side drew 1-1 with Italy while England suffered a dampening 1-0 loss to Hungary.

Tuesday's contest will mark the 38th meeting between the Germans and the English on the field since the first friendly battle in 1908, and there have been phenomenal encounters aplenty between the two nations since, the most recent of which being the Three Lions' 2-0 success in the last-16 of Euro 2020.

Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at five of the most memorable matches between England and Germany.

5. 2010 WORLD CUP: GERMANY 4-1 ENGLAND

Frank Lampard's ghost goal for England against Germany at the World Cup on June 27, 2010 © Reuters

The Frank Lampard hands-on-heads moment will forever be a reminder of the days without goal-line technology in football, but Fabio Capello's England side cannot realistically claim to have given Germany a good run for their money in the 2010 World Cup either way.

The Three Lions had flattered to deceive in the group stage before taking on Joachim Low's fearsome youngsters at the Free State Stadium in the last-16, and a World Cup veteran in Miroslav Klose would latch onto Manuel Neuer's ball for his 12th World Cup goal in the 20th minute.

The thunderous left foot of Lukas Podolski would put the rampant Germans two goals to the good before an unlikely name in Matthew Upson restored parity for England, and Lampard would proceed to wheel away in celebration after his effort cannoned off the crossbar and beyond the goal line.

However, the Chelsea man's jubilation would be immediately halted as neither referee Jorge Larrionda nor linesman Mauricio Espinosa awarded the goal which would have levelled the contest, and Germany added two further strikes through Thomas Muller in the second period.

Espinosa allegedly exclaimed his shock horror when shown replays of Lampard's shot, and disgraced FIFA president Sepp Blatter would proceed to formally apologise to England for the Uruguayan's error as they boarded their flights back home from South Africa.

4. EURO 1996 - ENGLAND 1-1 GERMANY (GERMANY WIN 7-6 ON PENALTIES)

It would have taken a very brave soul indeed to confidently predict England to get the better of Germany on penalties at Euro 1996, and the dreaded 12-yard spot would bedevil one waistcoat wonder in particular during the semi-finals of the competition.

Wembley hosted a sell-out crowd as England sought to reach their first major final for 30 years, and their bid to do so got off to the perfect start as a Paul Gascoigne corner was met by Tony Adams, whose deft flick allowed Alan Shearer to power a header home with three minutes on the clock.

However, the Germans were level barely 13 minutes later as Stefan Kuntz latched onto Thomas Helmer's ball and poked home past David Seaman, and there were no more goals to be had over the 120 minutes, even though Gascoigne would surely have sent England to the final had the studs on his boot been half an inch longer to meet Shearer's ball across.

Germany were not perturbed by David Seaman's striking outfit, as the Arsenal shot-stopper watched five penalties sail past him while his side also produced the goods from the spot before current manager Gareth Southgate stepped up.

Southgate's low, drilled effort was comfortably beaten away by Andreas Kopke, and Andreas Moller would hammer a final penalty past Seaman to leave England ruing what could have been.

3. 1990 WORLD CUP - ENGLAND 1-1 GERMANY (GERMANY WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES)

Paul Gascoigne pictured at Italia 90 © Reuters

A match that will forever be remembered for the tears of Gazza also went exactly according to the script during the 1990 World Cup. England vs. Germany. Penalty shootout. Only one winner.

Franz Beckenbauer's side may have lost star striker Rudi Voller to injury in the first half, but legendary left-back Andreas Brehme took on the goalscoring responsibility, as his incredibly fortuitous free kick flew into the back of the net after a wicked deflection off Paul Parker.

Sir Bobby Robson's England refused to wave the white flag, though, as who else but Gary Lineker would pounce on a loose ball and fire home from a tight angle to ensure another dreaded 12-yard battle.

The emotion of the occasion was too much for Gascoigne after picking up a yellow card which would have ruled him out of the final through suspension, but England would ultimately fall short at Italia 90.

Stuart Pearce's spot kick was saved. Chris Waddle blazed his penalty over the bar. England were out.

2. 2002 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - GERMANY 1-5 ENGLAND

England striker Michael Owen celebrates after scoring against Germany on September 1, 2001 © Reuters

Prior to the visit of the Three Lions in September 2001, Germany had never lost a World Cup Qualifying match on their own turf. Up stepped Sven-Goran Eriksson, Steven Gerrard, Emile Heskey, and of course, Michael Owen.

The Munich crowd were treated to an opening goal from Carsten Jancker after only six minutes of the context, but Germany's luck in front of goal would evaporate from thereon in, and Owen had England level by the 12-minute mark.

A trademark long-range screamer from Gerrard sent England into half time with a 2-1 lead before Oliver Kahn failed to keep out Owen's relatively tame effort following the restart, and the home crowd were stunned into silence by this point.

Owen's hat-trick was signed, sealed and delivered after 66 minutes - three months before he would become the recipient of the Ballon d'Or - and Heskey would add a memorable goal for himself not long after to outplay, bully and humiliate Germany.

The result was pivotal in ensuring that the Three Lions would seal a direct spot in the 2002 World Cup, while also marking the first time that England had beaten Germany in a competitive fixture since, well, see below.

1. 1966 WORLD CUP - ENGLAND 4-2 GERMANY (A.E.T)

England captain Bobby Moore on shoulders of teammates holding aloft the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966 © Reuters

Will there ever be a more iconic image in English football than Bobby Moore lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft in front of the Wembley crowd? The current Three Lions crop will certainly hope so, and lessons are there to be learned from the famed 1966 luminaries.

Helmut Haller may have given West Germany the lead early doors in the showpiece event, but a totally unmarked Sir Geoff Hurst headed home in acres of space to level proceedings six minutes later.

Martin Peters's finish meant that England were on course to complete the job in normal time before receiving the trophy from Her Majesty, but Wolfgang Weber was in the right place at the right time to lash home at the back post and send the final to an extra 30 minutes.

In 1966, it was England's turn to benefit from a highly controversial linesman's decision, as Hurst's second goal only saw 97% of the ball cross the line before Kenneth Wolstenholme's infamous "They think it's all over" line was belted out from the commentary box.

Several Germany fans were quick to label the Lampard ghost goal in 2010 as payback for the 1966 final, as Alf Ramsey and his red-shirt heroes cemented their names into football folklore.