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UEFA Nations League · Sat, Sep 26Full time

England vs Spain — Highlights & Goals

England2–3Spain
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Highlights

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Clips

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Match report

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.

England 2-3 Spain was the final score on Saturday, September 26, 2026 (UEFA Nations League).

Goalscorers: Lamine Yamal (2'), Anthony Gordon (36'), Harry Kane (40'), Álex Baena (60'), Mikel Oyarzabal (74').

England had 47% of the possession against 53% for Spain. The referee showed 3 yellow cards and 0 red cards in total.

Form & head-to-head

Timeline

17
  1. 2′Lamine Yamal
  2. 36′Anthony Gordon
  3. 40′Harry Kane
  4. 55'Mikel Oyarzabal↓ Ferran Torres
  5. 55'Álex Baena↓ Nico Williams
  6. 60′Álex Baena
  7. 67'Nico O'Reilly
  8. 69'Marc Guéhi
  9. 70'Pedri↓ Fabián Ruiz
  10. 70'James Garner↓ Myles Lewis-Skelly
  11. 70'Morgan Rogers↓ Anthony Gordon
  12. 74′Mikel Oyarzabal
  13. 81'Jude Bellingham
  14. 82'Mikel Merino↓ Dani Olmo
  15. 83'Morgan Gibbs-White↓ Bukayo Saka
  16. 83'Dominic Calvert-Lewin↓ Harry Kane
  17. 89'Jarrad Branthwaite↓ Marc Guéhi

Stats

EnglandvsSpain
47.4%Possession52.6%
13Shots15
5On Target5
2Blocked Shots5
6Corners3
1Offsides1
11Fouls16
3Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Saves3
405Accurate Passes457
9Tackles8
12Interceptions8
4Clearances20

Win probability

Pre-match odds

England 29%Draw 29%Spain 43%

Lineups

EnglandStarting XI
  • 1James TraffordEngland
  • 2Marc GuéhiEngland
  • 3Ezri KonsaEngland
  • 4Nico O'ReillyEngland
  • 5Jarell QuansahEngland
  • 6Jude BellinghamEngland
  • 7Myles Lewis-SkellyEngland
  • 8Elliot AndersonEngland
  • 9Harry KaneEngland
  • 10Anthony GordonEngland
  • 11Bukayo SakaEngland
Substitutes
  • Lewis Hall
  • Trevoh Chalobah
  • Jarrad Branthwaite
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  • Jason Steele
  • Alex Scott
  • James Garner
SpainStarting XI
  • 1Unai SimónSpain
  • 2Aymeric LaporteSpain
  • 3Pau CubarsíSpain
  • 4Marc CucurellaSpain
  • 5Marc PubillSpain
  • 6Dani OlmoSpain
  • 7Fabián RuizSpain
  • 8RodriSpain
  • 9Ferran TorresSpain
  • 10Nico WilliamsSpain
  • 11Lamine YamalSpain
Substitutes
  • Mikel Merino
  • Pedri
  • Yéremy Pino
  • Martín Zubimendi
  • Dean Huijsen
  • Álex Baena
  • Mikel Oyarzabal