Tens of thousands of fans are arriving at Wembley Stadium in North West London for the (June 26) Euro 2020 last-16 clash between England and Germany.
England have not defeated Germany in the knockout match of a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup final, nor have they ever won a knockout match over 90 minutes at the Euros.
Four of their knockout stage games went to penalty shootouts and England progressed only once -- against Spain at Wembley at in 1996.
In contrast, Germany have won every single World Cup penalty shootout they have done, as well as two out of three at Euros, losing only their first one in the 1976 Euro final to Czechoslovakia.
They also beat England on penalties at Wembley in the semi-finals in the 1996 edition before going on to win their third European crown.
The Germans won just one game in their group but advanced in second place after a nervous 2-2 draw against Hungary.
England were equally unimpressive but even more efficient to top Group D with seven points and no goals conceded, but they are the lowest-scoring team ever to top a Euros group, with just two goals.
More than forty thousand fans are expected at the game, the largest crowd at UK sporting event since lockdown restrictions were first imposed last year.
The winner of Tuesday's (June 29) game will face either Sweden or Ukraine in the quarter-finals on Saturday (July 3).
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