England celebrate massive victory over Germany to set up Euro 2020 quarter-final

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England Celebrate Massive Victory Over Germany To Set Up Euro 2020 Quarter-Final
Raheem Sterling opened the scoring in the 75th minute. Photo: PA Wire/PA Images
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Simon Peach, PA Chief Football Writer

England are celebrating their European Championship victory against Germany after Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane fired Gareth Southgate’s men into the quarter-finals, ending 2-0 in Wembley.

The din inside the stadium belied the 40,000-or-so in attendance and the reward for just their second ever Euros knockout win is a quarter-final clash against Sweden or Ukraine in Rome this Saturday.

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England will head to Italy on the crest of a wave after digging deep on a nervy evening in front of a partisan home crowd, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford producing some important saves before Sterling broke the deadlock in the second half.

The 26-year-old turned in Luke Shaw’s driven cross home to send supporters wild, but he was soon panicking after his loose ball led Thomas Muller to race through.

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But the Germany veteran – who scored twice against England in their 2010 World Cup exit – inexplicably dragged wide and Kane opened his account for the tournament by directing home fan favourite Jack Grealish’s cross.

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