1982: England 0-0 West Germany
Although the scoreline may make this particular clash appear uneventful, it was in actual fact a cagey, tense, edge-of-your seat thriller at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, in which both sides were keen to grab the win that would leave them with one foot in the final of the 1982 World Cup against eventual winners Italy.
1990: England 1-1 West Germany
One of the stand-out matches of the entire tournament at Italia 90 between two of the three best outfits in that year’s World Cup, with nothing able to separate the arch rivals, even after another 30 minutes of extra time, resulting in the dreaded penalty shootout.
And we all know what happens when England face the Germans in a spot-kick challenge … cue embarrassing TV advert involving Chris Waddle.