Eric Dier starred in midfield while Kyle Walker operated at right wing-back and Dele Alli was deployed as part of a front three as Gareth Southgate’s men controlled the friendly game for large spells in Dortmund.
Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen denied Dele one-on-one shortly before half-time and then saved Eric’s angled shot moments after the restart in two of England’s best chances on the night, but there was to be no repeat of the 3-2 victory England enjoyed in Germany just under a year ago when Eric famously scored a stoppage-time winner, as a long-range rocket from Lukas Podolski, marking his final outing for Germany, against the run of play won it for the hosts in the 69th minute.