Owen's treble and goals from Liverpool team-mates Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey demolished the Germans in their own backyard to boost England's chances of automatic qualification for the 2002 Finals.
He said: 'You can dream
He added on BBC television: 'We are a good team. It's not
'Gerrard got a great goal, too. Everyone will get 10 out of 10 in the papers for this performance.'
Captain David Beckham, who had been a doubt for the match all week because of a groin injury, paid tribute to the team's character for coming back after Carsten Jancker had opened the scoring for Germany.
'We knew it was going to be hard to start off which it proved to be when we went 1-0 down,' said the Manchester United midfielder.
'It shows the character of the team. We knew we would have to work hard and we did that. Michael started us rolling and Steve scored with a great strike. We knew in the second half we could not come out and start like we did in the first half, and we went on from there.'
As the goals flew in, the skipper admitted he 'couldn't really believe they were going in like they were'.
He added: 'It was
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson said: 'It was a very good evening. I always said and always believed we could beat Germany but I could not believe 5-1. It was too much the difference between the teams was maybe not so big.'
'We played very well, we played some beautiful balls and showed we have a very good spirit when we went one down.'
'We did not play well for the first five or 10 minutes but after that we got better and better.'
But Eriksson sounded a note of caution ahead of the qualifier against Albania at St James' Park on Wednesday.
'We have a difficult and dangerous game on Wednesday. This was a great result but after such a victory it would be crazy to lose things.'
Germany coach Rudi Voeller was unable to attend the post-match press conference after it emerged that his father had suffered a heart attack as he watched the game at the Olympic Stadium.
Deputy coach Michael Skibbe attended instead of Voeller and said: 'It was very sad what happened to Rudi's father.'
Erikkson also expressed his sympathy, saying: 'Some things are more
Voeller's father, Kurt, was said to be in a stable condition.
相关单词：demolished
demolished解释：v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
demolished例句：
The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。
相关单词：boost
boost解释：n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心
boost例句：
This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。
相关单词：automatic
automatic解释：adj.自动的；不经思考的，习惯性的；当然的
automatic例句：
Breathing is an automatic function of the body.呼吸是身体的一种无意识的功能。
Modern trains have automatic doors.现代火车装有自动门。
相关单词：seaman
seaman解释：n.海员，水手，水兵
seaman例句：
That young man is a experienced seaman.那个年轻人是一个经验丰富的水手。
The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。
相关单词：tribute
tribute解释：n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品
tribute例句：
She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。
相关单词：caution
caution解释：n.小心，谨慎，警告；vt.告诫，警告
caution例句：
You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog.在雾中开车要极为小心。
There is no need for such caution.不必如此小心谨慎。
相关单词：emerged
emerged解释：vi. 浮现, (由某种状态)脱出, (事实)显现出来
emerged例句：
They emerged from the church into the bright daylight. 他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
The swimmer emerged from the lake. 游泳者从湖水中浮出来。
相关单词：deputy
deputy解释：n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的
deputy例句：
John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。
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