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UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 1

England vs Spain 2-3

England flagEngland

2-3

FT

Spain flagSpain
  • Anthony Gordon36'
  • Harry Kane40'
  • Lamine Yamal2'
  • Alejandro Baena Rodríguez60'
  • Mikel Oyarzabal74'
Kick-off
Sat, 26 Sept 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Referee
Davide Massa

Match timeline

  1. 89’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandJarrad Branthwaite ONMarc Guehi OFF
  2. 83’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandMorgan Gibbs-White ONBukayo Saka OFF
  3. 83’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandDominic Calvert-Lewin ONHarry Kane OFF
  4. 82’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainMikel Merino ONDaniel Olmo Carvajal OFF
  5. 81’Yellow cardEngland flagEnglandJude Bellingham
  6. 74’Goal!Spain flagSpainMikel OyarzabalAssist: Alejandro Baena Rodríguez2 – 3
  7. 70’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainPedri ONFabián Ruiz OFF
  8. 70’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandJames Garner ONMyles Lewis-Skelly OFF
Show 12 earlier events
  1. 70’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandMorgan Rogers ONAnthony Gordon OFF
  2. 69’Yellow cardEngland flagEnglandMarc Guehi
  3. 67’Yellow cardEngland flagEnglandNico O'Reilly
  4. 60’Goal!Spain flagSpainAlejandro Baena RodríguezAssist: Daniel Olmo Carvajal2 – 2
  5. 55’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainMikel Oyarzabal ONFerrán Torres OFF
  6. 55’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainAlejandro Baena Rodríguez ONNico Williams OFF
  7. 55’VAR checkEngland flagEnglandHarry Kane
  8. 54’Penalty missedEngland flagEnglandHarry Kane
  9. 52’VAR checkEngland flagEnglandJude BellinghamPenalty confirmed
  10. 40’Goal!England flagEnglandHarry KaneAssist: Nico O'Reilly2 – 1
  11. 36’Goal!England flagEnglandAnthony GordonAssist: Jude Bellingham1 – 1
  12. 2’Goal!Spain flagSpainLamine Yamal0 – 1
  13. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

England flagEnglandSpainSpain flag
  • 47%Possession53%
  • 13Shots15
  • 5Shots on Target5
  • 6Corners3
  • 11Fouls16
  • 1Offsides1
  • 2Saves3
  • 445Passes510
  • 3Yellow Cards0

Lineups

Confirmed selections

England flagEngland4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 13Trafford
  2. 22Quansah
  3. 5Konsa
  4. 6Guéhi
  5. 3O'Reilly
  6. 8Anderson
  7. 16Lewis-Skelly
  8. 7Saka
  9. 10Bellingham
  10. 11Gordon
  11. 9Kane

Substitutions

  1. 70’↑18 J. Garner↓16 M. Lewis-Skelly
  2. 70’↑17 M. Rogers↓11 A. Gordon
  3. 83’↑20 M. Gibbs-White↓7 B. Saka
  4. 83’↑19 D. Calvert-Lewin↓9 H. Kane
  5. 89’↑15 J. Branthwaite↓6 M. Guéhi

Unused substitutes 2 T. Alexander-Arnold, 21 E. Eze, 14 L. Hall, 1 J. Pickford, 4 A. Scott, 23 J. Steele, 12 T. Chalobah

Coach T. Tuchel

Spain flagSpain4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 23Simón
  2. 12Pubill
  3. 5Paredes
  4. 14Laporte
  5. 22Cucurella
  6. 16Rodri
  7. 8Ruiz
  8. 19Yamal
  9. 10Olmo
  10. 17Williams
  11. 7Torres

Substitutions

  1. 55’↑21 Mikel Oyarzabal↓7 Ferran Torres
  2. 55’↑ Alejandro Baena Rodríguez↓17 Nico Williams
  3. 70’↑20 Pedri↓8 Fabián Ruiz
  4. 82’↑6 Mikel Merino↓ Daniel Olmo Carvajal

Unused substitutes 15 Álex Baena, 3 Álex Grimaldo, 2 D. Huijsen, 9 Fermín, 13 Josep Martínez, 11 Yeremy Pino, 1 David Raya, 18 Martín Zubimendi

Coach Luis de la Fuente

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Sat, 26 Sept 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Referee
Davide Massa
England coach
T. Tuchel
Spain coach
Luis de la Fuente

League table

UEFA Nations League · League A - Group C

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Spain crestSpain4400+712
2England crestEngland4301+119
3Croatia crestCroatia4103-103
4Czechia crestCzechia4004-80

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

England flag

England

  1. W
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W
Spain flag

Spain

  1. W
  2. W
  3. W
  4. W
  5. W

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Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

England flagEngland
W-D-L
4-0-1
Scored / match
2.8
Conceded / match
2.0
Spain flagSpain
W-D-L
5-0-0
Scored / match
1.8
Conceded / match
0.2

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How the fans called it

  • England flagEngland0%
  • Draw0%
  • Spain flagSpainResult0%

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Spain beat England 3-2 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League at Wembley Stadium, London.

Anthony Gordon 36' and Harry Kane 40' scored for England, Lamine Yamal 2', Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 60' and Mikel Oyarzabal 74' for Spain.

England had 47% of the ball to Spain's 53%; the sides had 13 and 15 shots (5 and 5 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Referee
Davide Massa
Match ID
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20 events

  1. 2’Goal!Spain flagSpainLamine Yamal0 – 1
  2. 36’Goal!England flagEnglandAnthony GordonAssist: Jude Bellingham1 – 1
  3. 40’Goal!England flagEnglandHarry KaneAssist: Nico O'Reilly2 – 1
  4. 52’VAR checkEngland flagEnglandJude BellinghamPenalty confirmed
  5. 54’Penalty missedEngland flagEnglandHarry Kane
  6. 55’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainMikel Oyarzabal ONFerrán Torres OFF
  7. 55’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainAlejandro Baena Rodríguez ONNico Williams OFF
  8. 55’VAR checkEngland flagEnglandHarry Kane
  9. 60’Goal!Spain flagSpainAlejandro Baena RodríguezAssist: Daniel Olmo Carvajal2 – 2
  10. 67’Yellow cardEngland flagEnglandNico O'Reilly
  11. 69’Yellow cardEngland flagEnglandMarc Guehi
  12. 70’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainPedri ONFabián Ruiz OFF
  13. 70’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandJames Garner ONMyles Lewis-Skelly OFF
  14. 70’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandMorgan Rogers ONAnthony Gordon OFF
  15. 74’Goal!Spain flagSpainMikel OyarzabalAssist: Alejandro Baena Rodríguez2 – 3
  16. 81’Yellow cardEngland flagEnglandJude Bellingham
  17. 82’SubstitutionSpain flagSpainMikel Merino ONDaniel Olmo Carvajal OFF
  18. 83’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandMorgan Gibbs-White ONBukayo Saka OFF
  19. 83’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandDominic Calvert-Lewin ONHarry Kane OFF
  20. 89’SubstitutionEngland flagEnglandJarrad Branthwaite ONMarc Guehi OFF