Germany 1-1 England: Harry Kane scores 50th Three Lions goal with late penalty

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Harry Kane scores his 50th England goal with a late penalty to earn a Nations League draw with Germany in Munich….

Harry Kane
Harry Kane is just the second player to reach 50 England goals after Wayne Rooney (53)

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.

England captain Kane sent Germany keeper Manuel Neuer the wrong way from the spot with two minutes left, as a VAR review ruled he had been brought down by Nico Schlotterbeck.

It was a goal that gave England their first point in the tournament after defeat in Hungary on Saturday and moved Kane into second place in the all-time record standings, moving ahead of Sir Bobby Charlton to sit only three behind Wayne Rooney.

England looked to be going down to their second defeat but came to life late on in Munich after going behind to Jonas Hofmann’s deflected 50th-minute shot and will now look to build on this result when they face Italy at Molineux on Saturday.

England can take heart from draw

For a large part of this game, England once again looked like a team suffering from the rigours of a long season and faced an uphill task when Hofmann put Germany in front.

The introduction of Jack Grealish for Mason Mount with 18 minutes left gave England more positive attacking intent and there was also a fine cameo from West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen in the last 10 minutes.

Germany looked more likely to add to their one goal than England did to equalise until the substitutes helped to change the game. Hansi Flick’s side still had their chances, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saving from Thomas Muller and Timo Werner, but Southgate’s side were much more progressive after the changes.

Southgate used a 4-2-3-1 formation but suffered disruption early on when Kalvin Phillips went off injured, although this gave another opportunity for Borussia Dortmund teenager Jude Bellingham to show his class.

Kane thought he had his 50th goal before his penalty when Neuer somehow turned his effort away from Grealish’s cross while Bowen almost set up Sterling, who was only denied by a desperate block.

Southgate will not be satisfied with the soft concession of Hofmann’s goal. Germany weaved some neat passes around the area but he was still afforded far too much space to score with an effort Pickford got to but could not keep out.

Kane’s late leveller will make a big difference to England’s morale before two home games against Italy and Hungary, as a second successive loss would have been dispiriting for a side suffering a physical and mental toll after such a long season.

Jonas Hofmann (right) scores for Germany against England
Jonas Hofmann has scored in two of his last three games for Germany after netting just one goal in his first nine

Is Musiala the one that got away?

Jamal Musiala could just have easily been playing in an England shirt – having played for them at Under-15 and Under-17 level alongside, among others, Jude Bellingham.

But instead, the 19-year-old Bayern Munich forward chose to play for Germany, and so lined up against England’s Bellingham in Munich.

For the first hour at least, Musiala was the best player on the pitch, producing exciting moments with his running and skill before he tired and was substituted.

He certainly gave the impression he could have a distinguished international career – and that he would have been a big asset to England had he not decided to play for Germany.

Player of the match

GrealishJack Grealish

with an average of 6.79

Germany

  1. Squad number1Player nameNeuer
    Average rating

    6.71

  2. Squad number14Player nameMusiala
    Average rating

    6.68

  3. Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
    Average rating

    6.51

  4. Squad number18Player nameHofmann
    Average rating

    6.44

  5. Squad number21Player nameGündogan
    Average rating

    6.36

  6. Squad number6Player nameKimmich
    Average rating

    6.34

  7. Squad number7Player nameHavertz
    Average rating

    6.32

  8. Squad number13Player nameMüller
    Average rating

    6.12

  9. Squad number3Player nameRaum
    Average rating

    5.94

  10. Squad number16Player nameKlostermann
    Average rating

    5.93

  11. Squad number23Player nameSchlotterbeck
    Average rating

    5.81

  12. Squad number9Player nameWerner
    Average rating

    5.61

  13. Squad number8Player nameGoretzka
    Average rating

    5.58

  14. Squad number10Player nameGnabry
    Average rating

    5.51

  15. Squad number19Player nameSané
    Average rating

    5.17

England

  1. Squad number14Player nameGrealish
    Average rating

    6.79

  2. Squad number20Player nameBowen
    Average rating

    6.13

  3. Squad number19Player nameBellingham
    Average rating

    5.94

  4. Squad number4Player nameRice
    Average rating

    5.52

  5. Squad number1Player namePickford
    Average rating

    5.36

  6. Squad number9Player nameKane
    Average rating

    5.35

  7. Squad number2Player nameWalker
    Average rating

    5.20

  8. Squad number5Player nameStones
    Average rating

    5.01

  9. Squad number3Player nameTrippier
    Average rating

    4.80

  10. Squad number7Player nameSaka
    Average rating

    4.50

  11. Squad number11Player nameMount
    Average rating

    4.49

  12. Squad number8Player namePhillips
    Average rating

    4.36

  13. Squad number10Player nameSterling
    Average rating

    4.09

  14. Squad number6Player nameMaguire
    Average rating

    4.06

Line-ups

Germany

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Neuer
  • 16Klostermann
  • 2Rüdiger
  • 23SchlotterbeckBooked at 86mins
  • 18HofmannSubstituted forGnabryat 65′minutes
  • 6Kimmich
  • 21GündoganSubstituted forSanéat 83′minutes
  • 3Raum
  • 13MüllerSubstituted forGoretzkaat 76′minutes
  • 14MusialaSubstituted forWernerat 65′minutes
  • 7Havertz

Substitutes

  • 4Stach
  • 5Kehrer
  • 8Goretzka
  • 9Werner
  • 10Gnabry
  • 11Nmecha
  • 12Trapp
  • 15Süle
  • 17Henrichs
  • 19Sané
  • 20Brandt
  • 22Baumann

England

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Pickford
  • 2Walker
  • 5Stones
  • 6Maguire
  • 3Trippier
  • 4Rice
  • 8PhillipsSubstituted forBellinghamat 14′minutes
  • 7SakaSubstituted forBowenat 80′minutes
  • 11MountSubstituted forGrealishat 72′minutes
  • 10Sterling
  • 9Kane

Substitutes

  • 12James
  • 13Pope
  • 14Grealish
  • 15Guéhi
  • 16Coady
  • 17Ward-Prowse
  • 18Gallagher
  • 19Bellingham
  • 20Bowen
  • 21Alexander-Arnold
  • 22Ramsdale
  • 23Abraham

Referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande

Attendance:
66,289

Match Stats

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Germany 1, England 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Germany 1, England 1.

  3. Goal! Germany 1, England 1. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

  4. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  5. VAR Decision: Penalty England.

  6. Penalty conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) after a foul in the penalty area.

  7. Penalty England. Harry Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.

  8. Corner, England. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.

  9. Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Ilkay Gündogan.

  10. Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a corner.

  11. Corner, England. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.

  12. Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Bukayo Saka.

  13. Lukas Klostermann (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  14. Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).

  15. Attempt missed. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.

  16. Corner, England. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.

  17. Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.

  18. Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Thomas Müller.

  19. Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.

  20. Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.

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