2008: Germany 1-2 England
Headed goals either side of the break from centre-back duo John Terry and Matthew Upson inflicted a first loss in fortress Berlin for 35 years on the Germans, however, when Fabio Capello’s side then came face to face with the same team two years later in the World Cup, it was a very different story entirely.
2010: England 1-4 Germany
A Mesut Ozil-inspired Germany tore Capello’s men apart in this second-round clash in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, although it could have all been so different had Chelsea midfield player Frank Lampard’s shot been ruled a goal after clearly going over the goalline when the score was 2-1 to Germany.
However, that fightback from the Three Lions was ended there, and as England went in desperate search of an equaliser, they were picked off on the counterattack by a ruthless Germany.