Often with their backs to the wall in Munich, a 1-1 draw for England today represents a better result for the Three Lions than their hosts, Germany.
Flick’s home side were in the ascendancy for much of the match, but a combination of some late blocks.
And sharp saves kept them at bay, before Kane struck from the spot after winning a late penalty.
The Spurs striker has now moved past the great Bobby Charlton in England’s all-time scoring charts.
And his 50th international goal was enough to prevent rare back-to-back defeats for Southgate’s side.
Starting lineup:
GERMANY (3-4-3): Manuel Neuer; Antonio Rudiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Lukas Klostermann; Jonas Hofmann, Joshua Kimmich, Ilkay Gundogan, David Raum; Thomas Muller, Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala.
SUBS: Kevin Trapp, Oliver Baumann, Niklas Sule, Lukas Nmecha, Julian Brandt, Benjamin Henrichs, Anton Stach, Leroy Sane, Leon Goretzka, Thilo Kehrer, Serge Gnabry, Timo Werner.
ENGLAND (3-4-3): Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, Harry Maguire, John Stones; Kieran Trippier, Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Bukayo Saka; Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Mason Mount.
SUBS: Aaron Ramsdale, Nick Pope, Jude Bellingham, Tammy Abraham, Reece James, Conor Coady, James Ward-Prowse, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jack Grealish, Conor Gallagher, Marc Guehi, Jarrod Bowen.
Goals:
GERMANY LEAD! Just reward for a bright showing so far, Hofmann again finds himself in the box and shoots powerfully past Pickford to open the scoring! Having been picked out by Kimmich, he tried his luck from just inside the area and a slight defection helped to carry the ball past the England goalkeeper. It’s 1-0 to the hosts!
ENGLAND EQUALISE! Against the general run of play, England look set to snatch a point, as Kane plants his penalty past Neuer with supreme confidence; driving the ball into the bottom-left corner. It’s 1-1!
So, what’s next?
Amid a packed Nations League schedule this summer, Germany now travel on to Budapest, where they tackle Hungary on Saturday, while England next faces their Euro 2020 nemesis Italy, back on home soil.
