Germany – England: “Are in the process of making history”

Gareth Southgate (England team manager): “Of course this is a big result today. England have not managed to beat Germany in a knockout game since 1966. These players are about to make history. We have never been to a European Championship final. You still have the chance to achieve something special. Raheem (Sterling, note) proved the critics wrong. He has been an immense support for us for three or four years. He knows that we have faith in him, that trust in him. His performance was electrifying.”

Joachim Löw (team boss Germany): “It was a big disappointment for all of us. We are sorry that we are now out of the tournament. Of course we would have hoped for something different. At the moment there is dead silence among all players, all players are extremely disappointed. We can create more chances, but in a game like this you only get a few. We had the better chances until England took the lead. Then the English made it ice cold, so we are very disappointed now.”

... at the end of his career as national coach: “At the moment I don’t have a concrete plan. Now I haven't made a decision. You need distance, you don't immediately look around for something new. There are definitely new tasks that are interesting for me.”

Raheem Sterling (England goalscorer): “We knew we had to put in a strong performance against a very good team and I think we did that. We knew that not many teams could handle the intensity we play with. The two guys in midfield (Rice and Phillips, note) were great, they made up a lot of ground, they were just animals in there.” Initiated England's historic victory: Raheem Sterling. © APA/afp / JOHN SIBLEY

Harry Kane (captain and goalscorer England): “There was a lot of pressure. It's great fun, but we want to perform well again on Saturday and come back here to Wembley. Putting pressure on Germany like that worked well. Things didn't go well for a few years, the boys showed incredible mentality. I’m a striker, sometimes it takes two days, sometimes five – but you know you’ll score again.”

Manuel Neuer (Captain Germany): “I think it was a huge opportunity for us to show that we could progress to the quarter-finals against a strong team. We missed this opportunity and that's why the disappointment is huge. The feeling was that we gave ourselves room forward and left a little space. That's why it seemed like we were more defensive and we tried to find playful solutions. But it’s not easy with the strong central defenders who are strong in tackles and robust.”

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Germany – England: “Are in the process of making history”

After an uneventful game, the Three Lions knocked their round of 2 opponent Germany out of the European Championship tournament (0-XNUMX). You can read the reactions of the protagonists here.

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