VIDEO: Podolski's farewell thunderbolt vs England

See full highlights of the match in which the ex-Arsenal man beat Joe Hart with a net-buster to mark his final international appearance

In was a match in which we learned very little, if anything at all.

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fans are still none the wiser as to how their heroes will line up, who will be preferred, and so on as Gareth Southgate continues to tweak his plans - but one thing we DO know is that Lukas Podolski's left foot deserves to be worshipped.

In his final appearance for Die Mannschaft, the ex-Arsenal forward scored the only goal of a match with an absolute rocket from outside the box.

See Poldi's farewell strike around 2:41 in the video below:

No amount of practicing with the ball at your feet is going to help you save that one, Joe!