Germany 1-0 England: Lukas Podolski Scores A Stunner In His Final International Appearance

Lukas Podolski brought the curtain down on his international career with a sensational strike to defeat the old enemy.

The former Arsenal striker celebrated winning his 130th and final cap for Germany by beating Joe Hart with a thunderbolt from fully 30 yards.

The 31-year-old is now at Galatasaray, but featured for Germany in what was his final international appearance against England.

And he certainly made it a night that he never would forget thanks to his stunning goal in the 69th minute to give the hosts the lead.

Matches between the two countries are usually lively and eventful affairs, but being a friendly just days before crucial World Cup qualifiers, both took their feet off the gas with one eye on the more important fixtures.

Some might say England should have had a penalty in the first half when Jamie Vardy clumsily tumbled over Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, but talking points were few and far between.

That is until Podolski managed to ensure himself a fairy tale ending to his international career by slamming a quality long range effort past Joe Hart in the England goal.

Following some decent build up play from Germany, the Polish-born striker received the ball just outside the box, where he carved some space for himself before unleashing an unstoppable shot right into the top corner.

Unfortunately for England, they were unable to find a reply to the goal, though Gareth Southgate can be proud of what he saw from his side both before and after the strike.

This result won't matter much to him, but he'll come away with a much better idea of how his new system could work in the future.