Euro 2020: ‘It doesn’t get bigger than this,’ says Harry Kane after win over Germany

England’s Harry Kane celebrates his goal against Germany during their UEFA Euro Last-16 match in London on Tuesday. Pic/AFP

England captain Harry Kane said his side will not stop after ending their long barren run against Germany at major tournaments with a 2-0 win at Wembley to move into the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

Kane headed home his first goal of the tournament late on in front of a raucous Wembley crowd to secure England's first knockout victory at a European Championship in 25 years.

It was also their first knockout victory over the four-time world champions since lifting the World Cup on home soil in 1966. "It's an amazing day, an amazing game. To hear Wembley like this is a moment none of us will ever forget," said Kane. "A great performance, another clean sheet, just the perfect afternoon."

England's route back to Wembley for the semi-finals and final appears kind with Sweden or Ukraine to come in the quarter-finals in Rome on Saturday. Win that and they will face Denmark or the Czech Republic in the Last 4. "It doesn't get bigger than this. A knockout game against a big nation, at home, when all the pressure is on, and we delivered so we should be proud of that," he added.

"The bottom line is we don't want to stop here, we've got a vision of where we want to go as a team, as a group, as a coaching staff and it's not done yet. We loved every second of it. Hopefully we'll be back here for the semi-final and final."

Kane endured plenty of criticism for his form in the group stage as he managed just one shot on target in three games. "It's an amazing feeling, any striker wants to be scoring goals. When you look at our attack, any team will be looking at us and know we are dangerous. There will be more self-belief but we have to concentrate."

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No. of goals Harry Kane has scored for England under manager Gareth Southgate

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No. of goals Harry Kane has netted for England at major tournaments to equal Wayne Rooney's tally

Last 8 line-up

. Switzerland v Spain
. Belgium v Italy
. Czech v Denmark
. Ukraine v England

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