Historic England v Germany game reached an audience peak of 20.6 million

England’s historic victory against Germany attracted a peak TV audience of 20.6 million, the BBC has said.

More than 17 million people tuned into watch Gareth Southgate’s team triumph with second-half goals from Raheem Sterling and captain Harry Kane.

The peak of 20.6 million meant the BBC had an 80 per cent share of viewers available at the time.

A further 3.5 million people live-streamed the game across BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport.

Among the famous faces who attended the game at Wembley Stadium were David Beckham, Ed Sheeran, and Sheeran’s wife Cherry Seaborn, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son, Prince George.