Euro 2020: Penalty misses, 'ghost goals' and tears - England prepare to meet Germany again

It had to be, didn't it?

It could have been any one of four teams - and at different points during a dizzying couple of hours on Wednesday night, England were pencilled in to face all of them - but in the end, it was Germany, reports BBC.

Gareth Southgate's side will line up against Joachim Low's men in the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Tuesday in front of around 40,000 spectators at Wembley, in a fixture with as much drama as it has history over the years.

"Now we travel to England," said Low after his side squeaked through with a 2-2 draw against Hungary. "It's great news to play in London at Wembley against England."

Despite Germany's lukewarm start to the tournament, Low's upbeat demeanour is understandable - it generally has not gone well for England in previous meetings.

World Cup 2010: Three Lions haunted by 'ghost goal'

England's World Cup ended in a mixture of humiliation and controversy as they were thrashed by Germany in Bloemfontein in 2010.

Germany's deserved win and convincing victory margin was overshadowed by a moment England believe robbed them of the hope of reaching the last eight of the tournament in South Africa.

Matthew Upson had thrown England a lifeline just before half-time after a vastly superior Germany had taken a stranglehold on the game with goals from Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski.

And moments after Upson's header, Frank Lampard's superb lofted finish landed feet over the line behind German keeper Manuel Neuer, a fact obvious to almost everyone inside the Free State Stadium.

But the goal was not given and Thomas Muller added two more goals as Germany ran out convincing winners.