England’s Historic Euro 2020 Win Over Germany Scores Crowd Of 20.6M In UK

England beat Germany in a major soccer tournament for the first time since winning the World Cup in 1966 — and the action scored the biggest UK audience of Euro 2020 to date.

With second-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, England ran out 2-0 winners against an old enemy in the last 16 tie. Broadcast on BBC One, the game peaked with 20.6M viewers in the closing stages, as Gareth Southgate’s men had a half-full Wembley Stadium in raptures.

More from Deadline

• Euro 2020 Soccer Tournament: TV Schedule, Groups, Sites

• Euro 2020: France's TF1 Sets Yet Another 3-Year Viewing High As Switzerland Blocks Les Bleus

• Euro 2020: France Vs Portugal Scores Three-Year Ratings High With 15.6M Viewers On TF1

Overall, BBC One’s coverage averaged 13M viewers from 4PM to 7.35PM, according to BARB figures supplied by overnights.tv. That equated to 69% of the available TV viewing population at the time, as former England striker Gary Lineker presided over the historic scenes in London.

The BBC also revealed that the live coverage received a record 6.5M streams across iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

England vs Germany topped the group match between England and Scotland, which peaked with 19.4M earlier this month — the previous UK audience high for Euro 2020. England now march on to a quarter-final fixture with Ukraine on Saturday at 8PM local time.

Best of Deadline

• U.S. Covid-19 Update: More Transmissible Delta Variant Now 20% Of New Cases; Kids Most At Risk

• Broadway Returns: A Complete Roster Of Opening Dates, Venues And How To Buy Tickets

• Summer Premiere Dates For New & Returning TV Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming

Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.