Oliver Kahn of the tournament that Kahn became the starting goalkeeper. Two years after the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, in which defending champions Germany made an embarrassing exit in the group stage, Kahn received the squad's captaincy, succeeding the striker Oliver Bierhoff. Kahn experienced one of his worst performances in his international career against England in Munich in 2001. Germany were favoured to win as they had beaten England 1–0 in 2000 at the Wembley Stadium. However, they were routed 5–1, including a hat-trick by Michael Owen. Despite the defeat, Germany qualified for the World Cup after winning a playoff against
Madeline Kahn for Best Actress in a Play. Later in her career, she played Dr. Gorgeous in Wendy Wasserstein's 1993 play (on Broadway), "The Sisters Rosensweig", a role which earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Kahn played Molly Ringwald's mother in the 1990 film "Betsy's Wedding". Kahn played the corrupt mayor in a benefit concert performance of "Anyone Can Whistle" in 1995. She appeared in "Nixon" as Martha Beall Mitchell (1995). She participated in a workshop reading of "Dear World" at the Roundabout Theatre Company in June 1998, reading the part of Gabrielle. In the early 1990s,