Poor England crushed 4-1 by Germany

England's World Cup dream is over after Fabio Capello's men were thumped 4-1 by Germany in Bloemfontein.

A poor start to the match saw England go 2-0 down ealry in the second half thanks to goals from Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski.

England did hit back through a Matthew Upson goal to give them some hope. And then Frank Lampard fired in a strike that came down off the crossbar and bounced down over the line, but was not given by the officials.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

However, even though England improved after the break, they were undone by two counter-attacking goals from Thomas Muller.

After that, England never looked like getting back into the game and ended up suffering their biggest ever World Cup finals defeat.

For the full match report, reaction and analysis, read Monday's Yorkshire Post.

Stuck in the office? Follow every game of the 2010 Fifa World Cup here with Match Centre.

Launch the Yorkshire Post's World Cup Live Centre

Listen to our World Cup podcast with opinion from at home and in South Africa >>

Get the latest stats, results and news on our World Cup website >>