BRITISH soldiers jumped up and down as they watched England beat Germany 2-0 from their Somalia posting.
The squaddies couldn’t contain their excitement when England scored the winning goal against their historic rivals in this evening’s Euro 2020 game.
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The Ministry of Defence shared the jubilant snap on Twitter paired with the caption: “It’s coming home! England fans in the Armed Forces will be tuning in from around the world to support their team today.
“This photo shows Army personnel deployed to protect peace and security in Somalia celebrating an England goal earlier in the Euros.”
Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane were tonight’s heroes as they sank the Germans with late goals and blew open England’s route to the final of the Euros.
Tonight’s win was England’s first against Germany in a major tournament since 1966 – leaves the Three Lions with a clear path to the final with either the Czech Republic or Denmark waiting in the semis.
Southgate showed extreme caution with his starting line-up and England defended in numbers but nobody here cared as 40,000 roared every block and tackle as if they were goals.
Sterling started and ended the 75th-minute attack which sent England on course for a quarter-final with Sweden or Ukraine in Rome on Saturday night, bursting forward from midfield and then nudged home a cross from Shaw.
And after Shaw ran at the German defence, Grealish centred for Kane to score with a stooping header.
There were famous faces spotted at today’s game, including Prince George with his football-crazy dad, Prince William.
Kate Middleton, who had not seen England play live before, showed her support in a red jacket over a white shirt.
Prince William, who is also President of The Football Association, was seen pumping his fists at Wembley Stadium for England’s fourth match of the Euros.
And while there was no England shirt for seven-year-old Prince George – who instead wore a smart navy blue jacket, shirt and official FA tie – the future king clapped his hands as England thumped to victory.
Mum Kate Middleton also got into the action, donning a bright red jacket from Zara over a white top.
The royals were joined by David Beckham and his son Romeo, along with Ellie Goulding and Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry.
And George – who looked nervous as he sat between his parents for the national anthem – quickly got into the spirit of the game.
Fans turned the sky red and white by letting off flares as they arrived at Wembley draped in England flags.
Over 5 million pints will be drunk by footy fans during the match tonight.
There were scenes of chaos outside the stadium before kickoff as boozed-up fans climbed trees and stripped off while swigging beer.
Roaring choruses of It’s Coming Home were heard in London as excited fans chucked drinks in the air.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) believe England fans will neck 5million pints during the mighty clash.
The Three Lions lifted the Jules Rimet trophy thanks to goals from legends Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters.
But what followed is 55 years of hurt for England while Germany enjoyed world dominance at major tournaments.
The rivalry has been bolstered by heartbreaking penalty shootouts and controversial disallowed goals.
In the 1970 World Cup, it was West Germany that put an end to England’s campaign in extra time.
Gazza’s tears were then shared by the whole country after England crashed out of the 1990 World Cup semi-final on penalties.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
