The Three Lions came from behind to earn a remarkable away win in Berlin, with Tottenham and Leicester strikers Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy also on the scoresheet
Eric Dier scored a superb injury-time header to give England a brilliant 3-2 win over world champions Germany in Berlin on Saturday.
Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy are seemingly vying with Wayne Rooney for the out-and-out striker role in Roy Hodgson’s starting XI in France and they combined to haul England back from two goals down in Berlin, before Tottenham midfielder Dier finished the job.
Having seen a Mario Gomez goal ruled out in controversial circumstances, Germany took the lead through Toni Kroos in the 43rd minute, although the opener owed a lot to an injury to England goalkeeper Jack Butland.
Gomez made it 2-0 with a headed effort just short of the hour mark, before Kane halved the deficit with an excellent finish.
But Vardy – on for Danny Welbeck as Hodgson altered the shape of his side – showed some of the magic that has seen him inspire Leicester City to the top of the Premier League when he applied a wonderful flick to a Nathaniel Clyne cross to beat helpless goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and open his international account.
With 90 minutes having already elapsed and the match heading for a draw, Dier climbed to head home his first England goal from a Jordan Henderson corner and send the travelling supporters into raptures.
Danny Rose made his debut as one of four Tottenham players included by Hodgson and, while Germany – without injured captain Bastian Schweinsteiger – boasted 311 more caps than their visitors, England were able to limit the threat of Joachim Low’s side early on.
For all the endeavour of both teams, goalscoring opportunities proved hard to come by, but Gomez had the ball in the back of the net after 27 minutes.
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