Gareth Southgate insists England's history with Germany is irrelevant to the current Three Lions squad.
England haven't beaten Germany in a knockout match of a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup final.
They have lost on penalties to Germany at Italia 90 and Euro 96, but Southgate insists they won't impact his players heading into the Euros last-16 clash at Wembley on Tuesday.
He told ITV Sport: "I don't need to demystify it. The history is an irrelevance for them.
"We've got boys born into the 2000s, which is obviously scary for both of us, but it's the reality of the group we're dealing with.
"It's of no consequence to them what we did in, you know, Peter Bonetti in 1970 and what happened in 1990 and so on.
"Of course, they're watching that stuff and getting a bit of an understanding of it but it's not something we're speaking to them about.
"This team have put down lots of historical performances in the last couple of years, made their own history, made their own stories and this is how they should view this game.
"It's an opportunity. We've only won one knockout match in a European Championship as a country, so they've got a great chance to go and be the first team since 1996 to do that."
