Euro 2020: England beat Germany - Raheem Sterling hails special moment
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Raheem Sterling described scoring against Germany as "a special moment" after Gareth Southgate's side won 2-0 in front of 40,000 fans at Wembley to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.
Sterling opened the scoring before Harry Kane struck to give Southgate's side a significant victory.
It is England's first win in a knockout tie against Germany at a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup.
"We knew we needed to put a big performance in," said Sterling, 26.
"Doing it for your country will always be special and it is definitely a special moment for me."
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England will next face either Sweden or Ukraine in Rome on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals, with the game live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
"It's incredible," said 22-year-old midfielder Declan Rice.
"A lot of people had written us off in the group stage, complaints about the performances, not scoring enough, but we want to prove people wrong.
"With a full house, everyone had the fire in the belly to one, knock Germany out, and two, progress in the tournament.
"It is history, all the players were asked about the past games but we created history. Gary Neville said these games don't come round often and it was a pleasure to be out there."
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