Euro 2020: England beat Germany – Harry Kane targets return to Wembley ultimate
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Captain Harry Kane believes “there is not something larger” than England’s 2-0 win in opposition to Germany and says the gamers have a imaginative and prescient of the place they need to go after reaching the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.
Kane scored England’s second after Raheem Sterling had opened the scoring.
It’s England’s first win in a knockout tie in opposition to Germany at a significant event for the reason that 1966 World Cup.
“Any staff will take a look at us and know that we’re harmful,” mentioned Kane, 27.
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“There is not something larger than this when the expectation is on and we delivered, so we must be proud – however we will not cease right here. We now have a imaginative and prescient of the place we need to go and we will not cease now.
“Hopefully we’ll be again right here within the semi-finals and the ultimate.”
England will subsequent face both Sweden or Ukraine in Rome on Saturday for a spot within the semi-finals, with the sport dwell on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
‘We now have given folks a day to recollect’
In-form Sterling has scored three of England’s targets in Euro 2020 however in distinction Kane’s strike got here after failing to attain within the group stage then struggling to make an affect for a lot of Tuesday’s encounter in entrance of 40,000 followers at Wembley.
Kane’s purpose means he has joined Wayne Rooney on seven targets in main tournaments for England, behind solely Gary Lineker (10) and Alan Shearer (9).
“They each should show folks flawed on a regular basis and Raheem has been immense for us over a interval,” added England supervisor Gareth Southgate.
“We now have that religion in him and belief in him and his performances have been electrical proper from the beginning.
“For Harry, when you find yourself a centre ahead you want these targets, I used to be happy to see that second one go in.”
England have endured agonising defeats in tournaments to Germany through the years. They had been crushed 4-1 on the World Cup in 2010 and misplaced within the semi-finals of each the 1990 World Cup and at Euro 1996, when Southgate missed the decisive penalty within the shootout.
“I’m simply so happy,” mentioned Southgate.
“I used to be wanting on the huge display and noticed David Seaman up there. For my team-mates that performed with me I can not change that (penalty miss) so it is going to all the time harm, however what is beautiful is now we have given folks one other day to recollect and now now we have to do it in Rome.”
Germany be a part of world champions France, Euro 2016 champions Portugal and the Netherlands as among the event heavyweights to have been knocked out of the competitors.
Nonetheless, Southgate doesn’t imagine that makes issues any simpler for England as they give the impression of being to say a primary European Championship title.
“It is a harmful second with the sensation across the nation that we have solely acquired to show as much as win the factor,” he added. “We all know it should be an immense problem from hereon in.”
‘Individuals had written us off’
Midfielder Declan Rice mentioned England had proved their critics flawed with the last-16 victory.
“It is unimaginable,” the 22-year-old mentioned.
“Lots of people had written us off within the group stage, complaints in regards to the performances, not scoring sufficient, however we need to show folks flawed.
“With a full home, everybody had the fireplace within the stomach to 1, knock Germany out, and two, progress within the event.
“It’s historical past, all of the gamers had been requested in regards to the previous video games however we created historical past. Gary Neville mentioned these video games do not come spherical usually and it was a pleasure to be on the market.”
Manchester Metropolis ahead Sterling put England in entrance with a close-range end at a time when the sport was within the steadiness.
He mentioned: “We knew we would have liked to place a giant efficiency in.
“Doing it [scoring] to your nation will all the time be particular and it’s undoubtedly a particular second for me.”
