England face mouthwatering last-16 tie against Germany at Wembley after rollercoaster night saw them finish second in Group of Death - after France, Portugal AND Hungary had all been set to play Southgate's team at one point!

England will play Germany in their Euro 2020 last-16 match after a rollercoaster night of football saw Hungary suffer late heartbreak to miss out on qualification. 

England's last-16 opponents had changed five times throughout the 90 minutes of both games, with every team in the Group of Death due to play Gareth Southgate's men at one point or another.

For much of the night it seemed as though it would be Hungary, who twice led against Germany, but Leon Goretzka's 84th-minute equaliser spared German blushes and set up a mouthwatering clash with England at Wembley on Tuesday.  

Germany have been confirmed as England's last-16 opponents at European Championships

Germany have been confirmed as England's last-16 opponents at European Championships

Leon Goretzka's 84th-minute equaliser confirmed Germany's place in the next round

Leon Goretzka's 84th-minute equaliser confirmed Germany's place in the next round

Germany were staring down the barrel but Goretzka came off the bench to set-up England tie

Germany were staring down the barrel but Goretzka came off the bench to set-up England tie

England vs Germany head to head at major tournaments

FIFA World Cup 1966

England 4-2 West Germany W

FIFA World Cup 1970

West Germany 3-2 England L

FIFA World Cup 1982

England 0-0 West Germany D

FIFA World Cup 1990

Germany 1-1 England L 

*Germany won on penalties 

European Championship 1996 

England 1-1 Germany L 

*Germany won on penalties 

European Championship 2000 

England 1-0 Germany W

FIFA World Cup 2010 

Germany 4-1 England L 

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The 2-2 result in Budapest meanwhile meant England avoided games against France and Portugal as they went through in first and third place respectively while Germany finished in second.


It was a remarkable night in Group F, with plenty of drama and twists and turns which almost saw Hungary pull off the impossible by qualifying at the expense of Germany.

Southgate and Co would have had one eye on both games as they waited to discover who they would face in the next round after sealing qualification earlier this week with the 1-0 win over Czech Republic - and looked set to receive a favourable tie against Hungary for the majority of the evening.

Hungary took a shock lead through Adam Szalai before Kai Havertz netted an equaliser shortly after the hour mark. But within one minute of conceding, Hungary scored again to go 2-1 up, this time through Andras Schafer, as they stood on the brink of a famous victory.

With France and Portugal drawing, Germany were heading out with a few minutes remaining but Goretzka stepped up to save their skin and book an eagerly-anticipated game with England.

It will be the latest episode in this historical fixture and the eighth time these two countries have met at a major tournaments.

The psychological edge will very much lie with Germany if past results are anything to go by, with England winning just two and losing four times against them at European Championships and World Cups, drawing the other one.

BBC pundit Danny Murphy however believes England were better off getting Germany than world champions France.

'From the games I've seen, I would rather have Germany in the next round than France,' the former Three Lions star said. 

'I don't think if you're sat in that England squad, we shouldn't have any fear.

'We have players that could cause them (Germany) and Portugal problems if we get them at a later stage.'

England were thumped 4-1 by Germany the last time they met them at a major tournament

England were thumped 4-1 by Germany the last time they met them at a major tournament

Hungary could've been England's opponents in the last-16 if they had held on to beat Germany

Hungary could've been England's opponents in the last-16 if they had held on to beat Germany

Germany legend Jurgen Klinsmann believes there is little to separate both sides and is expecting a close affair at Wembley on Tuesday.

He said on BBC: 'Both Germany and England are in a similar situation, position by position. I think it will be a very even battle and it will be about the form on the day.

'We saw a different Germany face against Portugal and we saw a different face tonight and England were the same against Scotland and Croatia.

'We will see a fascinating game in England v Germany because we do not know what to expect.'

Rio Ferdinand, who was made to regret his prediction when he backed England to defeat Scotland before their goalless stalemate, however, insisted he is confident of a Three Lions victory after being left unimpressed with Germany's performance against Hungary. 

He added: 'I think really happy for two games of football, England can really focus and after watching Germany's game with Hungary I'm quite confident of a good result for England. I know we're getting excited that's what we do as fans.'

England avoided matches with France and Portugal, whose draw saw them both qualify

England avoided matches with France and Portugal, whose draw saw them both qualify

France finished top ahead of Germany and Portugal while Hungary were eliminated in fourth

France finished top ahead of Germany and Portugal while Hungary were eliminated in fourth