New championship - new championship fever in England.
And this time, it may be possible for the English, who are the second-favorite (after France), in terms of odds, to take home the gold.
Unlike yesterday's goal cavalcade in each match (4-3 to Switzerland against France after penalties and 5-3 to Spain against Croatia after extra time), it was a goalless eighth.
At half time it was goalless, and one who was critical of the low entertainment value in the first half was Sven-Göran Eriksson, former national team captain for England between 2001 and 2006.
- If you want to be kind, you can say that it is a good defensive game in both directions.
But if you want to be really honest, it is incredible that so many good football players who are on the field perform as little as they have done so far, said Sven-Göran Eriksson in SVT's broadcast during the break.
Kane goal scorer
With a quarter left, however, Wembley exploded.
After a nice combination play, which Raheem Sterling started, Luke Shaw found in to just Sterling in the penalty area who poked in 1-0.
The Englishman's, and England's, third goal in the championship.
Five minutes later, Thomas Müller missed a huge chance, played by Kai Havertz.
Instead of 1-1, team captain Harry Kane scored his redemptive first goal of the championship.
A goal that also secured England's advancement.
Thus, England is waiting in the quarterfinals for the winner between Sweden and Ukraine.
That round of 16 match will be played at 9 pm tonight.
The last time England defeated Germany in a play-off was in 1966, when they also won their first and so far only World Cup gold.