England

England captain Harry Kane scored his 50th international goal from the penalty spot late on to deny Germany three points in Munich.

The four group winners in League A will advance to the knockout finals with, in principle, one appointed as hosts. Therefore it is a bit disappointing to concede a late equaliser." Kane did well to reach Jack Grealish's inviting cross and tried to direct his strike out of the keeper's reach, but Neuer was perfectly positioned to deflect it away from danger. Hansi Flick's side will be annoyed with themselves not to have added a second when they were dominating, enabling the visitors to grab an equaliser. We could have probably scored a second goal, but we played against an England side with an impressive attack. Jonas Hofmann, who had earlier had a strike ruled out for offside, was afforded space in the area and, after collecting Joshua Kimmich's pass, powered in a fierce right-footed shot that Pickford could only help into the net.

England captain Harry Kane scored his 50th international goal on Tuesday by converting a late penalty in Munich, Germany to seal a 1-1 Nations League draw ...

"But we created good chances and it was a decent performance." "The Germans are the masters of tournaments and this was a good test," he told ZDF. England struggled to get the ball into the box, especially in the first half, when Kane was closely marshalled by the German defense. "We played a really good game, but weren't rewarded for the performance," Flick told ZDF. Hofmann then broke clear and fired past Pickford, but after a VAR check, the effort was ruled offside. Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck stumbled into Kane in the area and the penalty was given after a VAR review.

MUNICH: England were spared a second successive Nations League defeat as Harry Kane's 50th goal for his country, a coolly-taken late penalty, salvaged a 1-1 ...

England, who face group leaders Italy at the weekend, are bottom. Advertisement Advertisement

On the face of it the 1-1 draw with Germany in Munich was inconclusive. For the opening hour England were the more ponderous team. Germany were slick in short ...

And the fact is England have not looked like a team preparing to scale another peak. But there is also Phil Foden to come back, another prodigious talent in search of a clear role with England. The obvious tactical alternative is Fikayo Tomori, who is quick enough to play in a four but has not been fit for these games and has been left on the sidelines previously. Add more pace to the defence and indulge yourself with a creative No 10. The result of this, and of Germany’s extra man in the middle, was that at times England’s central midfielders were transformed into a version of McTominay-Fred, left with too much grass around them, constantly whirling about, lunging to intercept. But playing Maguire as one of them decompresses the centre of the pitch, similar to the way Liverpool’s midfield press fell apart when they were deprived of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, players with the speed and skill to play a fearlessly high line. Losing to a more fluent team, Southgate changed the game and England got better. On the face of it the 1-1 draw with Germany in Munich was inconclusive. This skein of hostility is in part a function of simple repetition. The first relates to the strengths and weaknesses of Harry Maguire. In a back four Maguire will come under pressure to defend one versus one without cover behind. Because Southgate will know that England do need something new as they head, a little wearily, for Doha in five months’ time. At times this England team feel like a particularly well-made cardigan that flatly refuses to wear out or fray at the edges, thereby justifying a jazzier, sparklier, fast-fashion replacement.

The Three Lions battled back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Germany in their Nations League group clash on Tuesday night. Harry Kane's late ...

"What I would say is that we've clearly got to look after the welfare of the players. "But to win big matches there's a huge amount of qualities that are needed. "They could barely walk in the dressing room. That group of players have played together a lot and on those nights it's vital. But that's a process." Saka came out of the pack and we didn't hesitate putting Bellingham into the fray, which was an incredible experience for him.

Harry Kane's late penalty gave England a Nations League draw in Germany as he became only the second man to score 50 goals for his country, Trend reports ...