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
Tobi Kahn Ashton and Michael Brenson traveled to 8 museum across the country from 1997-1999. Art in America included "Metamorphoses" in its national museum preview list. In 1999, the solo exhibition, "AVODAH: Objects of the Spirit" opened in New York at Hebrew Union College and traveled to over 20 venues over a 9-year period throughout the United States. An accompanying book, "Objects of the Spirit: Ritual and the Art of Tobi Kahn" was published by Hudson Hills Press and the Avodah Institute, edited by Emily Bilski. Kahn created the set design for the 1990 Elizabeth Swados production of "Jonah" at the Public