Germany vs England

2022 - 9 - 27

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England roar back to draw with Germany in final World Cup warmup (ESPN)

It is more than 100 years since England last went six competitive games without a victory, but they at least changed the narrative with this stirring comeback against Germany. Both sides needed a pre-World Cup tonic after poor Nations League campaigns with ...

VAR then awarded England a penalty, which [Harry Kane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/142200/Harry-Kane) converted to give the home side a brief lead, before Havertz tucked away his second of the night to reach the final scoreline. [Nico Schlotterbeck](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286828/Nico-Schlotterbeck)'s stamp on [Jude Bellingham](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/291281/Jude-Bellingham)'s ankle earned him a yellow card and a chance for England to take the lead from the spot, which Kane did with aplomb to the delight of the Wembley faithful. [Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire) fouled [Jamal Musiala](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/303821/Jamal-Musiala) in the area and were two up 15 minutes later when Havertz curled a perfect shot in from distance that left [Nick Pope](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/161715/Nick-Pope) no chance. [Ilkay Gundogan](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131424/Ilkay-Gรผndogan) and [Kai Havertz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) looked to have Germany on their way to victory, but [Luke Shaw](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/167127/Luke-Shaw) and [Mason Mount](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231167/Mason-Mount) levelled the score in a span of five minutes. [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterling) had the best chance to score for either side midway through the first half, but after his clever cut-back to get a clear look at goal his tame effort was palmed away by an onrushing [Marc-Andre ter Stegen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/140740/Marc-Andrรฉ-ter-Stegen). [England](/soccer/team?id=448) rallied from two goals down to take the lead momentarily before drawing 3-3 with [Germany](/soccer/team?id=481) in a thrilling UEFA Nations League group stage finale at Wembley Stadium on Monday night.

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