30, June–2020, Ahmedabad – Raheem Sterling (75th) and Harry Kane (86th) scored two goals in the second half within 11 minutes as England reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a score of 2-0 against Germany on Tuesday.
England is expected to be pitched against Sweden or Ukraine in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, the team will meet later in the day in Glasgow.
England’s first knockout round victory emerged at the 69th minute after midfielder Jack Grealish entered the field. Exactly 6 minutes later, left wingback, Luke Shaw flung the ball in a goal only for Sterling to slide in and deviate the ball.
On the other hand, Grealish helped Kane beat the German goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, by crossing to the left. English goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford played well but succumbed to a sharp volley from Kai Havertz.
It is England’s first victory over Germany in its 55 years at Wembley. England had defeated Germany in the 1966 World Cup final here. After this, the last three matches played between the two were won by Germany.
England is the second team in the history of the Euro Cup, who could not score in the first four matches.
