UEFA Nations League

FT Saturday, September 26, 2026
Spain WWWWW 3
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England WWWLW 2
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ESP123
ENG202
Wembley Stadium · 84,525 att. · FS2

Match Report

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World Cup champions Spain beat England in thriller at Wembley

England embraced the chaos but failed to see off Spain as the world champions punished Harry Kane's missed spot-kick to secure a 3-2 comeback win in Saturday's helter-skelter Nations League opener.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
52.6
Possession
47.4
15
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
457
Accurate Passes
405
512
Passes
446
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
31
19
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
24
Tackles
13
0.3
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
12
20
Effective Clearances
4
20
Clearances
4

Highlights

01:05 Onuoha: Spain deserved to beat England Watch on ESPN 01:39 Tuchel: Too many mistakes for England against Spain Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13James TraffordG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 5Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 3Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 22Jarell QuansahRB
  6. 10Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 16Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. 8Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 11Anthony GordonAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 5Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 22Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 12Marc PubillRB
  6. 10Dani OlmoAM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 7Ferran TorresF
  10. 17Nico WilliamsAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! England 0, Spain 1. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 36' Goal! England 1, Spain 1. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a fast break.
  3. 40' Goal! England 2, Spain 1. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly with a cross.
  4. 52'
  5. 53'
  6. 54' Penalty missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
  7. 55' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Ferran Torres.
  8. 55' Substitution, Spain. Álex Baena replaces Nico Williams.
  9. 55'
  10. 55'
  11. 57' Delay in match because of an injury Marc Cucurella (Spain).
  12. 57'
  13. 57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 57'
  15. 60' Goal! England 2, Spain 2. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  16. 67' Nico O'Reilly (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 69' Marc Guéhi (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 70' Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  19. 70' Substitution, England. James Garner replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  20. 70' Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Anthony Gordon.
  21. 74' Goal! England 2, Spain 3. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena.
  22. 81' Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 82' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.
  24. 83' Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Bukayo Saka.
  25. 83' Substitution, England. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Harry Kane.
  26. 89' Substitution, England. Jarrad Branthwaite replaces Marc Guéhi.

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