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
Ida Kahn degree in English literature from Northwestern University. She also pursued postgraduate work in London. Aside from her and Mary Stone, Gertrude Howe also adopted three boys. Kahn never married, though some of her adoptive family did. Kahn returned to China following her graduation from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor School of Medicine in 1896 and opened a dispensary along with Mary Stone in Jiujiang. After curing the wife of a notable Nanchang official, wealthy women—dubbed "Tai Tai"—started traveling from Nanchang to Jiujiang just to receive medical consultation from Kahn. These women were instrumental in increasing the revenue and notoriety of