Germany crushed England, 4-1, in the round of 16 in Bloemfontein this afternoon, adding Fabio Capello’s team to a World Cup roll of dishonor that includes Italy and France.
Miroslav Klose sounded the alarm in the 20th minute when he latched on to keeper Manuel Neuer’s long goal kick to breach the England defense and fire past David James. Thirteen minutes later, Lukas Podolski capped a fine move by Klose and Thomas Muller to shoot through the legs of James. England rallied briefly — Matthew Upson headed past Neuer in the the 37th minute and the English were denied a clear equalizer when Frank Lampard’s shot crashed off the underside of the crossbar and over the line.
Any English hopes of a rally were destroyed in the second half by a composed and poised German team that absorbed English pressure and attacked on the break. Muller scored twice in the 66th and 70th minutes to complete the rout.
Next, german will meet argentina for quater final.
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