White is hero and villain on England return, Germany’s Wirtz destroys Swiss

Uruguay hold England at Wembley, Germany defeat Switzerland, and Netherlands beat Norway in pre-World Cup friendlies.

Ben White scored on his recall to the England side and then gave away a penalty in stoppage time as England drew 1-1 with Uruguay on a night of pre-World Cup friendlies, while Florian Wirtz scored two and made two more as Germany twice came from behind to beat Switzerland 4-3.

In other games on Friday, the Netherlands overcame Norway 2-1 in Amsterdam, while Mikel Oyarzabal scored two impressive goals in Spain’s 3-0 win over Serbia.

White was a controversial selection by England coach Thomas Tuchel, four years after walking out on his teammates in the middle of the last World Cup.

The Arsenal defender replaced Fikayo Tomori with 21 minutes left in a dull match on Friday, and his appearance was greeted with some boos from the 80,000 fans present at Wembley.

“He needs to take it on the chin,” Tuchel said. “We will always protect him, and hopefully we can put it behind [us] because he is ready to write some new chapters and we are ready to give him the chance, so hopefully everyone can move on and accept it.”