Germany's Podolski crowns farewell with stunning winner over England

Football Soccer - Germany v England - International Friendly - Signal-Iduna-Park, Dortmund, Germany - 22/3/17 Germany's Lukas Podolski celebrates scoring their first goal Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay Livepic

DORTMUND (Reuters) - Germany's Lukas Podolski capped his international swansong with a sensational goal to give the world champions a 1-0 victory over England in a friendly on Wednesday.

Podolski, who captained the team for the first time, could not have hoped for a more fitting finale to his 13-year Germany career, as he thundered in the winner in the 69th minute to take his goal tally to 49 in 130 international matches.