Euro 2020: England fans celebrate after win against Germany

  • Published

England's football fans celebrated across the country as their team beat Germany 2-0 in the Euro 2020 last-16 clash at Wembley stadium.

There were jubilant scenes as fans kitted out in England football strips and costumes gathered in designated fan zones, pubs and bars to see Gareth Southgate's men reach the tournament's quarter-finals.

Image source, Getty Images
Image caption,

England fans inside Wembley stadium celebrated their team's victory over Germany. All the supporters in the stadium would have to have shown evidence either of a negative coronavirus test taken in the 48 hours before then game or proof they had been fully vaccinated

Image source, PA Media
Image caption,

There were 40,000 fans allowed into Wembley - the biggest crowd at a football match in England since March 2020, but still less than half its usual capacity. Some fans who couldn't get in celebrated in the fan zone outside

Image source, Reuters
Image caption,

England fans will hope Harry Kane's first goal of the tournament, celebrated here in Manchester in scenes not showing much evidence of social distancing, will give him confidence heading into the next game

Image source, Getty Images
Image caption,

Supporters celebrated the second England goal at Event City in Manchester

Image source, Reuters
Image caption,

Fans tumbled over the tarpaulin at Wembley after Raheem Sterling's opener put England on their way to ending their 55-year wait to beat Germany in the knockout stage of a major tournament

Image source, EPA
Image caption,

England play next on Saturday at 20:00 BST in the quarter-finals in Rome - but the FA has said it cannot put any tickets on sale to England fans living in the UK because of travel restrictions

Image source, EPA
Image caption,

They will face Ukraine, whose fans celebrated a last-gasp winner in extra time as they beat Sweden 2-1 at Hampden Park in Glasgow

Image source, PA Media
Image caption,

Elsewhere, England fans enjoyed the game in the Trafalgar Square Fan Zone in central London

Image source, Reuters
Image caption,

It followed tense scenes around the country earlier in the match - including at Boxpark in Croydon, south London

Image source, Getty Images
Image caption,

The Duke of Cambridge, president of the Football Association, was joined at Wembley by his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, and their eldest child, seven-year-old Prince George

Image source, Getty Images
Image caption,

The Cambridges were joined in the stadium by famous faces including the singer Ed Sheeran and ex-England captain David Beckham

Image source, David Baddiel/Twitter
Image caption,

David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, the comedians who co-wrote the 1996 fan favourite Three Lions, reunited at Wembley for the match

Image source, Reuters
Image caption,

One group of England supporters were on the edge of their seats as they followed the game from Vinegar Yard bar in south-east London

Image source, PA Media
Image caption,

The rapper Stormzy watched the match at Boxpark Wembley in north-west London

Image source, Boris Johnson/Twitter
Image caption,

Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted a photograph of him watching the match with wife Carrie, alongside the caption "Come on England!"

All images are subject to copyright.