Fans celebrated wildly and ghosts were laid to rest as England advanced to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals in style
Well, that was unexpected. On a grey, boisterous, increasingly wild night at Wembley Stadium England’s footballers did something new. When it comes to these grand, operatic international tournaments England shrink.
England are fearful. At best England flutter, briefly, before being broken on the wheel. Except not this time. Instead Gareth Southgate’s fine young team produced a performance of slow-burn fire to beat Germany – yes, really – 2-0 and progress to the quarter finals of Euro 2020.
Written by Barney Ronay at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/29/england-fans-emerge-from-dream-into-strange-new-light-after-germany-win under the title “England step into strange new light as fear turns to joy in win over Germany | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
