pitch through a one-two passing move with Beckham. Scholes passed the ball to Heskey, who ran past the Marko Rehmer and hit the ball low past Kahn to make it 5–1. The final twenty minutes were quiet, with Germany beaten and England not needing to create any more chances. Some German fans left the game early in disgust, whilst the English fans celebrated their biggest victory since a 6–0 win over Luxembourg in 1999. It was England's biggest away win since 1993, when they had beaten San Marino 7–1. It was the first time that Germany had conceded five goals or more since West Germany's 6–3 defeat by France in 1958, and only the third time in their history that they had lost by four goals or more. Germany went on to lose 5–1 again, against Romania, in 2004. Details | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| |} Statistics Aftermath The game provided a boost for the England squad's morale, and greatly increased the popularity of their manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson. It was a low point for the German national team, whose performances had been worsening after the mid-1990s. It spawned two hit records: "England 5 – Germany 1" by The Business and "Sven Sven Sven" by Bell & Spurling. German manager Rudi Völler's father was reported to have suffered a heart attack watching the game. England beat Albania 2–0 in their next match, four days later. This meant that England and Germany entered the final qualifying game with an equal number of points, though England now had a better goal difference. Neither team managed to win their final group game, with a last minute Beckham free kick earning England a 2–2 draw with Greece. This sent England directly through, whilst Germany went into the play-offs, in which they defeated Ukraine to qualify for the World Cup. At the World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan, Germany enjoyed more success, finishing as runners-up, which made them the most successful European team in that year's tournament. They also scored the tournament's biggest win that year, an 8–0 rout of Saudi Arabia. Their goalkeeper Oliver Kahn won FIFA's Golden Ball, becoming the first goalkeeper to do so. England were only able to reach the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out after losing 1–2 to Brazil, who went on to defeat Germany 2–0 in the final. See also England–Germany football rivalry 1966 FIFA World Cup Final 2000