إنجلترا ضد ألمانيا | 2001 Germany v England football match

Although Germany were able to create further chances, it was England who struck again in the 65th minute	Neither team managed to win their final group game, with a last minute Beckham free kick earning England a 2—2 draw with Greece
Malam, Colin 6 October 2001	It spawned two hit records: "England 5 — Germany 1" by and "Sven Sven Sven" by

2001 Germany v England football match

England began to defend their heavy lead.

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2001 Germany v England football match: In , Germany again defeated England in a semi-final on penalties
2001 Germany v England football match: Both teams then had chances during the rest of the first half, notably for Germany; Seaman and Kahn both made some good saves
نتيجة مباراة إنجلترا ضد ألمانيا بطولة اليورو يلا لايف: Germany were the clear group leaders in the qualifying tournament before the game

England named four strikers in their squad, with and having started the recent friendly with the	Germany had lost just one of their previous sixty qualification games, in qualification for the , and had been unbeaten at the since 1973
The last time that England had beaten Germany had been during the competition in June 2000, with a 1—0 win at the in	Indeed, the were so confident that Germany would finish at the top of the qualifying table that they had arranged on the dates of the play-offs

نتيجة مباراة إنجلترا ضد ألمانيا بطولة اليورو يلا لايف

West Germany then defeated England in the semi-final of the , this time on.

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2001 Germany v England football match: Scholes passed the ball to Heskey, who ran past the German defender and hit the ball low past Kahn to make it 5—1
2001 Germany v England football match: Before that match, England had not beaten Germany in competitive football since the
2001 Germany v England football match: They had played in the at , in which England had beaten 4—2 after

England were only able to reach the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out after losing 1—2 to , who went on to defeat Germany 2—0 in the	England won the game 5—1, helped by a from
The final twenty minutes were quiet, with Germany beaten and England not needing to create any more chances	At the World Cup finals in and , Germany enjoyed more success, finishing as runners-up, which made them the most successful European team in that year's tournament

نتيجة مباراة إنجلترا ضد ألمانيا بطولة اليورو يلا لايف

Just before the half-time, England won another free kick on the edge of the German penalty area, which was again taken by Beckham.

2001 Germany v England football match: Walker, Michael 24 August 2001
2001 Germany v England football match: However, recalled the in-form and his strike partner in an attacking line-up for the match in Munich
نتيجة مباراة إنجلترا ضد ألمانيا بطولة اليورو يلا لايف: had scored the winning goal in the twilight of his international career