Current and former team-mates hailed the forward, who scored the winner in his last ever international game with Die Mannschaft
Lukas Podolski retired from international football in the only way he knew how - with a blistering left-footed strike to seal victory.
The former Bayern Munich, Koln, and Arsenal attacker rifled in the winner as Germany defeated England 1-0 in Dortmund, captaining the side for his last of 130 international appearances.
Podolski was emotional after the win, telling reporters that he was proud with how his international career had turned out: "This is like a great movie.