Germany Stunts England

Full time: Germany 1-0 England

Peep peep! That was a decent night’s work for England, despite the scoreline. They lost to a screamer from the retiring Lukas Podolski but played some sophisticated football and were the better team for plenty of the game. The 3-4-2-1 system worked well, and Alli and Lallana were outstanding in everything apart from their finishing. Thanks for your company; goodnight.

Lukas Podolski’s farewell stunner for Germany downs new-look England
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Cahill leads the applauds for the England supporters after the full time whistle. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
Updated at 6.03pm EDT
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4d ago 17:37
88 min Schurrle drags a good first-time effort just wide of the far post. In fact it nicked off the boot of Stones, which is why it went wide. Germany have been a lot better in the second half.

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4d ago 17:34
85 min This minute’s substitution: John Stones for Chris Smalling.

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4d ago 17:34
84 min Lukas Podolski takes his leave as an international footballer, to be replaced by Sebastien Rudy. He went out in the grand manner with a magnificent goal.

Podolski shows appreciation to the fans as he is subbed. Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images
Updated at 5.45pm EDT
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4d ago 17:32
84 min England have a lost a bit of impetus in the last few minutes. The substitutions don’t help. Here are two more: James Ward-Prowse (another Southampton debutant) and Luke Shaw replace Jake Livermore and Ryan Bertrand.

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4d ago 17:30
81 min “I know I write in all the time to talk about Romario but that goal is really something else,” says Phil Podolsky. “It gave a 10-year-old me a clear notion of what is talent, after I was obsessively trying to reproduce it on the playground for months.”

I love that it was against Real Madrid, too. It’s fascinating how often the greats save their highest peaks of genius for the toughest opponents.

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4d ago 17:28
78 min Bertrand’s cross is only half cleared to Lingard, whose snapshot from 15 yards is blocked by a defender. That was a chance. Bertrand has had a good game tonight.

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4d ago 17:26
77 min Another Germany change: Timo Werner off, Thomas Muller on.

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4d ago 17:24
73 min Hart makes a terrific save from Sane. Keane made his first mistake of the night, misjudging a bouncing ball and allowing Sane to burst clear in the inside-left channel. He got into the box and cracked a low shot across goal that was almost behind Hart when he plunged to his left to keep it out. That’s a seriously good stop.

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4d ago 17:21
71 min Marcus Rashford is on for Jamie Vardy, and Jesse Lingard has replaced Dele Alli.

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4d ago 17:19
Lukas Podolski, on his farewell appearance, has given Germany the lead with a stunning goal. Schurrle laid the ball off to him 30 yards from goal; he touched it to the side and screamed an unsaveable rising drive into the top right-hand corner. It’s his 49th goal for Germany, and it was a belter.

Updated at 5.19pm EDT
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4d ago 17:18
GOAL! Germany 1-0 England (Podolski 69)

Oh my goodness!

Podolski fires home the opener. Photograph: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images

And celebrates. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters
Updated at 5.31pm EDT
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4d ago 17:16
67 min Dier is fouled 70 yards from goal, springs straight to his feet and clips the free-kick over the top. Vardy’s pace is too much for Rudiger but he just can’t pull the ball down on the stretch.

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4d ago 17:15
65 min An England change: Nathan Redmond, making his international debut, comes on for Adan Lallana. And Germany bring on Emre Can for Julian Weigl.

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4d ago 17:13
63 min A fine move from England: Alli crunches a lovely pass out wide to Walker, who slips in the underlapping Lallana. His first-time clip across the box is deflected behind for a corner.

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4d ago 17:11
62 min The substitute Schurrle goes on a glory mosey from the right wing, eventually lacing a good effort from 20 yards that flies just wide of the far post.