Teams GERMANY: Kahn, Rehmer, Worns (Asamoah 46 mins), Nowotny, Linke, Bahme, Hamann, Deisler, Ballack (Klose 67 mins), Jancker, Neuville (Kehl 78 mins). Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Bierhoff, Frank Baumann, Ziege. ENGLAND: Seaman, G Neville, Ferdinand, Campbell, Ashley Cole, Beckham, Gerrard (Hargreaves 78 mins), Scholes (Carragher 83 mins), Barmby (McManaman 65 mins), Owen, Heskey. Subs Not Used: Southgate, Martyn, Fowler, Andy Cole. (Full Squad) Match Details Germany Goal: Jancker (6 mins) England Goals: Owen (13, 48 & 66 mins), Gerrard (45 mins), Heskey (74 mins) England Caution: Heskey Referee: P Collina (Italy) Attendance: 63,000

Awesome England thrash Germany Owen celebrates as his hat-trick sinks Germany Germany 1-5 England Michael Owen blasted a stunning hat-trick as England came from behind to thrash Germany in Munich. Sven Goran Eriksson''s team are now on course to qualify for the World Cup next year, following a result that will send shockwaves through the international game. Germany had only ever lost one World Cup qualifier at home in their history - but suddenly they were torn apart by an England team playing slick football with a clinical edge up front. Owen will win the headlines, but there were heroes all over the pitch for England - with captain David Beckham and rejuvenated goalkeeper David Seaman in particularly fine form. &nbsp - Key moments 6 mins: Jancker bundles the Germans in front 12 mins: Owen hauls England level from Barmby''s knock-down 45 mins: Gerrard crucially fires England in front on the stroke of half-time 47 mins: Owen''s clinical strike gives England a two-goal cushion 66 mins: Owen completes a stunning hat-trick, blazing home following Gerrard''s pass 73 mins: Heskey completes the rout with a neat finish from Scholes'' pass The win means Eriksson''s men are three points behind leaders Germany in Group Nine - but they have a game in hand and, crucially, their goal difference is now substantially superior. A win against Albania next Wednesday would take them to the top of the group. Such a prospect looked fanciful when Carsten Jancker fired the Germans in front within six minutes. But England''s young Lions roared back in menacing fashion to destroy Germany''s proud record. And the much-heralded German engine room was completely out-paced by Owen''s go-faster stripes, as England moved into pole position in the race for World Cup qualification.