PLAYER RATINGS: Harry Maguire has a night to forget but Jude Bellingham shines at Wembley
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England and Germany played a thrilling 3-3 draw on Monday night to conclude their Nations League campaigns at Wembley.
The visitors went up two goals early in the second half with an Ilkay Gundogan penalty and a fine attack from Kai Havertz, but England struck back astonishingly when quick goals from Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and a Harry Kane penalty knocked the men of Gareth Southgate 3 -2 op.
However, a late error by Nick Pope enabled Havertz to jump his second of the game to save a point for Germany, meaning England will go into the World Cup this year without a win in their last six games.
Sportsmails Dominic King judged the players from both sides at Wembley.
Thanks to Nick Pope’s late error, Kai Havertz was able to score the equalizer for Germany at Wembley
ENGLAND (3-4-2-1)
Nick Pope – He couldn’t have done much with Germany’s first two goals, but the third will haunt him for the rest of the week – 5
John Stones – A few loose passes, but the main problem was the injury that ended his night in the first half; it didn’t look good – 5
Eric Dier – Best of the back three but that’s not exactly a compliment; got more nervous as the game went on – 5.5
Harry Maguire – booed when his name was read, conceded the penalty and then expropriated for the second goal; it was uncomfortable to watch – 4
Harry Maguire conceded a penalty and was expropriated in the run-up to the second goal
Reece James – His game is defined by drive and strength, but played long sections to himself until he came alive in the last 30 minutes – 6.5
Jude Bellingham – Appropriately, he won the penalty for England’s third goal; plays like a veteran and he never stopped trying to drag his team forward – 8
Declan Rice – Picked his pocket a few times and, like many others, suffers from lack of confidence and loss of form – 6
Jude Bellingham lifted the team when he was needed most and won a late penalty for his match
Luke Shaw – Beautiful ball should have resulted in a goal for Sterling, bundled in the goal that gave hope. Sure to start against Iran – 7
Raheem Sterling – International football is defined by taking the few opportunities that come your way; he fluffed his two big moments – 5
Phil Foden – Didn’t get enough chances to cause the mischief he does for Manchester City and was substituted – 6
Harry Kane – Barely a view of the goal, until he got up to deliver a nerve-racking penalty; glorious pass to Saka, too – 7
Harry Kane crushed his penalty and influenced the game more in the latter stages
SUBSCRIBE
hiker (for Stones 37min) 6
mount (for Sterling 66 minutes) 7
Saka (for Foden 66min) 7
MANAGER
Gareth Southgate – Not all his decisions worked, but the substitutions in the 66th minute absolutely did and he deserves credit for that.
Very emotional, understandably, when England took the lead – 7
Gareth Southgate got his bills right when Mount and Bukayo Saka sparkled off the bench
GERMANY (4-2-3-1)
Marc-André ter-Stegen – Quality does not diminish when Germany plays their second choice goalkeeper, as Sterling and Saka super saves showed – 7
Thilo Kehrer – West Ham’s new signing got plenty to think about to keep Luke Shaw and Raheem Sterling in check – 6
Niklas Sule – He’s the size of a boat and looked awkward as Sterling charged at him with his dancing feet – 6
Marc-Andre ter-Stegen made a few crucial saves to give Germany a point
Nico Schlotterbeck – Playing alone when Antonio Rudiger was suspended and his night of lead was illustrated by his stupid outburst at Bellingham – 5
David Raum – Willing exhaust on the left, had impressed against Hungary on Friday and kept James busy as he charged forward – 6
Ilkay Gundogan – Neat and tidy with his possession, radiated calm when sending the penalty that gave Germany the lead – 6.5
Ilkay Gundogan coolly shot home his penalty to give Germany the lead in the second half
Joshua Kimmic – Southgate spoke jealously of him on Sunday and made the pass in the 48th minute; class act – 7
Jonas Hofmann – Sacrificed at half time because Flick made a tactical switch to put on a new striker but didn’t do enough to stay up – 5
Jamal Musiala – A former England Under-21 desperate to keep the FA and his deception led Maguire to make an aberration – 7
Leroy Sané – Maybe the national team system is not suitable but this was another game where he messed up on the edges – 5.5
Kai Havertz – Isolated for the first 45 minutes, but came alive in the second period; first goal was picture perfect, second made the draw – 8
Kai Havertz scored twice in the second half as the Chelsea man up front flourished for Germany
SUBSCRIBE
Werner (for Hofman 46min) 7
MANAGER
HANSI FLICK – Criticized for his decisions on Friday against Hungary, upped his game here and would have roasted a winner had his defenders done the same – 6.5
REFEREE
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) – One of the best officials in Europe so it was a surprise that he needed VAR to award Germany a clear penalty – 6.5