Germany’s youth policy paid off as they became world champions for the fourth time.
Six of their World Cup-winning squad played in the side which beat England 4-0 in the 2009 European Championship Under-21s final.
James Milner was the only England player from that game to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The Germans beat Argentina 1-0 in Sunday’s final, while England went out of the competition in the group stages.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, defenders Mats Hummels, Benedikt Howedes and Jerome Boateng and midfielders Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil started against England in the youth final.
Only the injured Khedira did not start against Argentina.
Since that final in Malmo five years ago, Ozil won La Liga with Real Madrid before making a £42.4m move to Arsenal last September.
His title-winning team-mate at Real was Khedira, who also helped the Spanish giants to the 2013-14 Champions League title.
Neuer, 28, and Boateng both play for Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, while Hummels is a two-times Bundesliga winner with Borussia Dortmund. Howedes, 26, plays for Schalke.
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BBC Sport