England v Germany Location: Wembley Stadium in London Date: Tuesday 29 June Kick-off at 17:00 BST. Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, and text commentary on BBC Sport.England will be attempting to defeat Germany in a major tournament knockout match for the first time since 1966 World Cup final. They meet at Wembley's Euro 2020 last-16 tie.Both teams hope to host a quarter-final in Rome with either Sweden or Ukraine thanks to the relaxation of ticketing restrictions.The Three Lions have never advanced beyond a one-Euro knockout tie.Gareth Southgate, England's boss, said that it was an "incredible record"This victory was based on penalties against Spain in 1996. England lost the semi-finals to Germany on penalties. This defeat is the only time England has been defeated in a major tournament held on their own soil.Southgate stated, "One thing we have talked about over the past four years is the fact that this team doesn’t carry the baggage of previous eras." Many of these people weren't born at the time many of those events occurred, and that is a disgrace for them."It's an opportunity to advance to the quarter-finals, even against a team that has experience and pedigree, but it is one we look forward to."Germany will lose, something they haven't done in seven of their previous seven games at Wembley against England. They won five of those. Joachim Low will be their last match as their manager. After the tournament, Hansi Flick will replace him.There have been significant differences in the routes taken by these teams to the knockout rounds. England was more comfortable than Germany in the group stage, defeating Croatia and the Czech Republic and drawing against Scotland. However, England did not concede a goal to be top of Group D.Germany was just six minutes away of being eliminated, but Leon Goretzka's late equalizer against Hungary got them through to the 16th round. France lost and Portugal won. All of their group games took place at Munich.England's record against Germany in major tournament knockout ties 1966 World Cup Final: Won 4-2 1970 World Cup Quarter-final: Lose 3-2 after extra-time 1990 World Cup Semi-final: Lose 4-3 on penalties following 1-1 draw Euro 96 semifinal: Lose 6-5 on penalties following 1-1 draw Euro 96 final: Lose 4-1What are the major selection issues?Southgate will make a decision on Mason Mount, a midfielder, and Ben Chilwell as he is full-back.After Monday's self-isolation, the pair will be available to be selected.They were in contact with Billy Gilmour, a Chelsea teammate and Scotland player who had tested positive for coronavirus.Southgate stated that the "they are being forced to travel separately to the team, and they have had their own training programmes this week.""The only thing they were able to do was join us in training when we weren't doing it fully, so they haven’t been fully training with the team."It's complicated because you need to have the physical periodization for a game such as this. Then there's the tactical aspect, which they have been in another room on Zoom and had to dial in."But they're young players who I believe can get on with the things pretty well. So that's the decision that we have to make, whether or not we think what they've done will be enough to prepare them for the game.""It's only Germany!" Dublin and Keown's plan to win EnglandGermany's defender Antonio Rudiger, and the midfielder Ilkay Gundogan should be fully fit.Rudiger from Chelsea (cold), Gundogan from Manchester City (head injury), missed Sunday's training but returned Monday to Bavaria for Monday's session before they flew to England.According to the German FA, the team was not permitted to train at Wembley Monday.After recovering from a knee injury, Thomas Muller will likely replace Leroy Sane.Lawro's predictionAlthough this is the least interesting side of Germany I've seen in years, they are still Germany and are participating in a knockout contest. They will enjoy Wembley.They will be very, very difficult to beat and could even put on a big show.This could be against England. They have done well so far, and probably played for at least 90 minutes against Croatia and Czechs.Unfortunately, these moments were followed by what I would call staccato spells. They have slowed down in their attacks and decided to relax a little.Gareth Southgate's selection of his team has played a part in some of this. He has been careful. He is facing some major decisions right now.Although it will be close, I believe this will lead to penalties. I support England to win their back.Lawro's prediction: England will win on penalties if extra time is allowedIs England at a critical advantage because of Wembley?Gracenote Sports analysts give England 68% chance of reaching quarter-finals. They also say that it would be 56% if England didn't have home advantage.England is second in the betting to win the tournament (1.5%), just behind Belgium. Germany has a 4.2% chance.Simon Gleave is the head of sports analysis. He stated: "England entered Euro 2020 ranked eighth by Gracenote, but the chance to win the tournament was calculated at 13.6% due to the home advantage that the team would enjoy for as many as six matches."England was the favourite to win Euro 2020 prior to the second round starting. This was due to their presence on the easier-looking side of Euro 2020. They are now second favourites again since Belgium advanced to the next round."England has an advantage in the knockout phase that no other team has. England has a better chance of winning by playing at Wembley during the second round, and, if they reach the semi-finals or final, an additional 12%.Although they are not guaranteed to win the tournament, they stand a better chance of winning it now than on neutral ground.Match factsHead-to-headThis is the third encounter between England and Germany at Euro Championship. After a 1-1 draw at the semi-final in 1996, Germany won 6-5 on penalties. England won 1-0 in group stage at Euro 2000.This will be the 13th time that Germany and England have met at Wembley. England won four of the five first such games (L1), including 1966 World Cup final. However, they are unbeaten in seven of their last seven (D2 - L5).England and Germany have met seven previous times at major tournaments. Each side has won two games with three draws. However, the Germans have advanced via a penalty shootout after two of those draws.EnglandThis match will mark England's 300th international match in Wembley, and their 77th at the new venue since its opening in 2007. The Three Lions have won 187 matches at Wembley (D73 L39) and are unbeaten in 14 Euros or World Cup finals matches (W9 D5).England has never won a European Championships knockout game in less than 90 minutes (D4L2). England has lost four games to penalties and only one game through this route, when it faced Spain at Wembley at Euro 96.England's four most recent victories were all 1-0. This is more than their 26 previous wins. They have only had five wins by 1-0 in the past, and two of those victories were at the 1990 World Cup where they reached the semi-final.After scoring only twice in his 45 debut caps, Raheem Sterling now has 14 goals for England. Sterling has scored 16 goals in England's competitive matches. Only Steve Bloomer has scored more goals with each goal coming from competitive games (28 goals in Home Nations matches).Germany
