England 2–3 Spain

UEFA Nations League · Round League A - 1 · 26 September 2026 at 18:45 UTC · Wembley Stadium

England 2–3HT 2–1 Spain

England played Spain in the UEFA Nations League on 26 September 2026 at Wembley Stadium. The match finished 2–3.

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Goals and cards

Line-ups

England 4-2-3-1

  1. J. Trafford
  2. J. Quansah
  3. E. Konsa
  4. M. Guéhi
  5. N. O'Reilly
  6. E. Anderson
  7. M. Lewis-Skelly
  8. B. Saka
  9. J. Bellingham
  10. A. Gordon
  11. H. Kane
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • T. Alexander-Arnold
  • E. Eze
  • J. Garner
  • M. Gibbs-White
  • L. Hall
  • J. Pickford
  • M. Rogers
  • A. Scott
  • J. Steele
  • D. Calvert-Lewin
  • J. Branthwaite
  • T. Chalobah
  • COACHES: T. Tuchel

Spain 4-2-3-1

  1. Unai Simón
  2. Marc Pubill
  3. Pau Cubarsí Paredes
  4. Aymeric Laporte
  5. Marc Cucurella
  6. Rodri
  7. Fabián Ruiz
  8. Lamine Yamal
  9. Dani Olmo
  10. Nico Williams
  11. Ferran Torres
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • Álex Baena
  • Pedri
  • Álex Grimaldo
  • D. Huijsen
  • Fermín
  • Josep Martínez
  • Mikel Merino
  • Mikel Oyarzabal
  • Yeremy Pino
  • David Raya
  • Martín Zubimendi
  • COACHES: Luis de la Fuente

Match statistics

EnglandSpain
405Accurate passes455
7Shots inside box8
6Shots outside box7
2Blocked shots5
15Free kicks9
5Shots on goal5
2Saves3
6Shots off goal5
1Offsides1
445Total passes510
13Total shots15
3Yellow cards0
6Corners3
11Fouls16
0Red cards0
47%Possession53%
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