THE last time England lost to Germany on home soil was in 2013 with Roy Hodgson as gaffer.
The Three Lions will be hoping for a better result when they face Germany tonight in the final build up game before this winter’s World Cup.
But on 19 November 2013, the visitors came out 1-0 winners in front of 85,000 at Wembley.
Tom Cleverley, Adam Lallana and Andros Townsend were all involved in the side that evening.
Joe Hart – now at Celtic – donned the No1 shirt.
While Ashley Cole lined up at left-back alongside Roma’s Chris Smalling and Phil Jagielka at centre-back.
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Kyle Walker is the only member of the starting XI that still features in Gareth Southgate’s current team, although Jordan Henderson was on the bench.
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard captained Hodgson’s side that day.
England’s greatest ever goalscorer Wayne Rooney played in attack with Daniel Sturridge.
While John Ruddy was on the bench with Kieran Gibbs, Rickie Lambert and Jermain Defoe.
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Since then of course, Southgate’s sweethearts have famously defeated the Germans on their run to the final of Euro 2020.
At a rocking Wembley post-Covid, late goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane saw England win 2-0.
England’s full squad vs Germany on 19 November 2013 that night was as follows:
Hart; Walker, Smalling, Jagielka, Cole; Townsend, Cleverley, Gerrard, Lallana; Rooney, Sturridge
Subs – Forster, Ruddy, Cahill, Johnson, Gibbs, Henderson, Milner, Baines, Barkley, Lampard, Wilshere, Lambert, Defoe, Rodriguez
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
