A superb Jonas Hofmann goal was not enough for Germany to take all three points in their UEFA Nations League meeting with England in Munich, the two sides sharing the points following a 1-1 draw.

Germany 1-1 England
Goals: 1-0 Hofmann 50’ (assist: Kimmich), 1-1 Kane (pen. 88’)

Germany drew with Italy and England lost to Hungary in the teams’ respective opening League A Group 3 fixtures, so both began on the front foot as they sought to gain an early advantage. Kai Havertz set the tone early on with a powerful drive inside the first minute, while Kyle Walker cleared an Antonio Rüdiger header off the line just moments later. Indeed, Hansi Flick’s side had the better of the chances, with Jamal Musiala going within a whisker of connecting with a Jonas Hofmann cross from the right, while Hofmann himself had a goal disallowed for offside. England offered little threat in the final third, although Harry Kane could have opened the scoring when he found himself unmarked in the box following a corner, only to blaze over the bar.

Hofmann showed him how it was done early in the second half, collecting a devilishly disguised through-ball from Joshua Kimmich, before turning inside the box and lashing an effort past Jordan Pickford for his third senior international goal. Manuel Neuer was forced into action almost straight away as England sought an immediate response, the Bayern custodian clawing away a powerful Mason Mount drive from distance. Neuer also kept out Kane from point-blank range in the closing stages as Germany honed in on victory, but the England forward had the final say in the 88th minute when he converted from the penalty spot after being felled by Nico Schlotterbeck.

Match stats

• Bellingham contributed six goals and 14 assists in all competitions for Dortmund in 2021/22.
• Müller scored twice as Germany beat England 4-1 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup round of 16. Neuer is the only other surviving member of that squad.
• Musiala was an England youth international, winning U21 caps as recently as November 2020, before pledging his allegiance to the Germany seniors.
• Flick faced England for the first time as Germany coach. He masterminded wins over English Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur (3-1 and 7-2) and Chelsea (7-1 on agg.) en route to winning the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League with Bayern.
• England-based Germany internationals Gündogan, Havertz and Werner previously made a combined 492 Bundesliga appearances.
• Germany have now faced England six times in UEFA competition, winning two, drawing one and losing two.

Teams

Germany: Neuer (c) - Klostermann, Rüdiger, Schlotterbeck, Raum - Kimmich, Gündogan (Sane 83') - Hofmann (Gnabry 65'), Müller (Goretzka 75'), Musiala (Werner 65') - Havertz
Unused subs: Trapp, Baumann, Stach, Kehrer, L. Nmecha, Süle, Henrichs, Brandt
Out: -
Coach: Hansi Flick

England: Pickford - Trippier, Maguire, Stones, Walker - Rice, Phillips (Bellingham 14') - Mount (Grealish 73') - Sterling, Kane (c), Saka (Bowen 80')
Unused subs: Pope, Ramsdale, James, Guehi, Coady, Ward-Prowse, Gallagher, Alexander-Arnold, Abraham
Out: -
Coach: Gareth Southgate

As it happened!

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