England break their curse against Germany securing a truly iconic 2-0 victory at Wembley to book tickets to the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2020. It was a cautious first-half as the two teams drew goalless, but two late goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane changed the course of the game, breaking the German hearts, as Joachim Loew bid farewell after 15 years as head coach.
Germany Player Ratings Vs England
Manuel Neuer 6/10
Made a solid save from Sterling’s effort in the first half, but struggled in keeping out any of the two England goals after half-time.
Matthias Ginter 5/10
A poor display from Matthias Ginter who looked shaky on multiple occasions. Not a good fit for the right centre-back position for Germany.
Mats Hummels 7/10
Mats Hummels was Germany’s best defender, but he wasn’t helped by his teammates. Didn’t provide much in the build-up play, though.
Antonio Rudiger 6/10
Antonio Rudiger was not particularly bad, but he struggled to offer the leadership required during the final stages of the game.
Joshua Kimmich 6/10
Joshua Kimmich had a bad day at the office. He wasn’t involved much going forward, struggling to provide anything going forward.
Leon Goretzka 5/10
Leon Goretzka was almost anonymous in the middle of the park. He struggled to offer the physical presence and dynamism, as England remained resilient.
Toni Kroos 7/10
Toni Kroos was relatively better than Kimmich and Goretzka. He recycled possession well, offering some good passes going forward. Not enough support from teammates, though.
Robin Gosens 5/10
Another disappointing performance from Robin Gosens, who was anonymous on the left-hand side. Struggled in dealing with the threat of Kieran Trippier.
Kai Havertz 6/10
Kai Havertz hovered around the pitch in the hopes of finding a breakthrough but displayed nothing extraordinary to test the English defence. A poor performance from the Chelsea playmaker.
Thomas Muller 4/10
Thomas Muller was arguably the worst player for Germany in this fixture. He looked clueless in the attacking third, finding it difficult to craft goalscoring opportunities. Also missed a sitter late on that may have levelled things.
Timo Werner 6/10
Had an excellent opportunity to score but failed to beat Jordan Pickford in goal. Not much of an impact otherwise from the Chelsea forward.
SUBSTITUTES
Serge Gnabry 6/10
Serge Gnabry couldn’t make an impact after coming on as a second-half substitute for Werner.
Emre Can
N/A
Leroy Sane
N/A
Jamal Musiala
N/A
