England vs Germany: Spot the ball in these seven classic matches

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England and Germany are two of the biggest rivals in international football.

They come head to head in the Uefa Nations League on Tuesday 7 June.

The two sides have played out some crucial matches down the years.

Here are seven key matches between England and Germany - and you can try our spot the ball challenge too!

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1966 World Cup final

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England played Germany in the final of the 1966 World Cup at Wembley Stadium.

The hosts won the match 4-2 after extra time, thanks to a Geoff Hurst hat-trick.

It was the first and only time that England have ever won a major international tournament.

1990 World Cup

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The two rivals came head to head 26 years later in the 1990 World Cup semi-final in Italy.

England were tipped to win the match and took the Germans all the way to penalties.

However, it wasn't to be and Germany won on penalties after England's Chris Waddle missed the decisive kick.

Euro 1996

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It was a case of deja vu at Euro 1996 as England and Germany played each other in the semi-final at Wembley.

The match went to penalties after extra time, and then the inevitable happened.

Current England manager, Gareth Southgate, missed the crucial penalty, sending Germany through to the final.

All over for Keegan

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The Germans have a habit of spoiling all of the fun for England.

The old Wembley Stadium - where England had lifted the World Cup - was due to be demolished following England's World Cup 2002 qualifier match with Germany.

Midfielder Dietmar Hamann scored the only goal in the match, as Germany won 1-0.

Then England manager, Kevin Keegan, resigned after the match.

5-1

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A year or so later England got their own back in style in Munich.

Under the guidance of new manager, Sven Goran Eriksson, England beat Germany 5-1 in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers.

Striker Michael Owen scored a hat-trick in the match.

'It's over the line'

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Controversy struck in the 2010 World Cup as England and Germany came head to head in South Africa.

With the game tightly contested at 2-1 to the Germans, England's Frank Lampard struck a fierce shot from the edge of the box.

The ball went over the line but the referee and his line officials didn't give the goal.

Germany went on to win the match 4-1, sending England out of the competition.

Euro 2020

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England made history by beating Germany to go through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

The Three Lions won 2-0 in front of 41,973 fans at a noisy Wembley Stadium with goals by Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane.

It was the first time England have beaten Germany in a knockout game for 55 years!

It was also the end of Harry Kane's goal drought as he scored his first goal in the tournament!

The win set them on their path to the final, where in the end they lost to Italy.

On penalties, of course...