England vs Germany – Football Match Report – 29th June 2021

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England beat Germany 2-0 at Wembley on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals thanks to second-half goalscorers Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane.

The two teams entered this match with question marks above them after an unconvincing performance in the group stage, where England scored only two goals despite leading the group, while Germany needed a late goal against Hungary to ensure its progress.

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It was a game with few chances, though Jordan Pickford made an impressive save to deny Kai Havertz just after the first half, while Germany defender Mats Hummels made a superb tackle on the goal line to deny Kane before the break.

After a quiet first half, Luke Shaw developed into the game and provided an assist for both England’s opener, while Jack Grealish started again on the bench, but was introduced in the 69th minute in place of Bukayo Saka, as set up. Goal.

The breakthrough came in the 75th minute, when Shaw played a ball across the goal for Sterling to hit the net from close range after good work from Grealish.

Harry Kane celebrates after scoring England’s second goal. Catherine Eiffel / Getty Images

The Manchester City striker also scored the England winners in their 1-0 win in Group D over Croatia and the Czech Republic.

Thomas Muller then had a great opportunity to equalize for Germany after giving Sterling the ball away, but somehow he put his effort away when he was clean.

Kane, who appeared to be injured midway through the second half but continued playing, wrapped up the win with his first goal of the tournament with England’s second goal in the 86th minute as he finished off Grealish’s cross with a close-range header. .

This was England’s second-ever knockout win at the European Championship, and they will face either Sweden or Ukraine in the quarter-finals.

The clean sheet ensured that England were the only team left in the Euros who had not conceded a goal.

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