England

FIFA #4 · 2ndin Group A3 · 2-0-1

Ugh, no.

England lost to Spain

3-0-0 3 – 2

2-0-1

FT · Sat, Sep 26

Match Details

Wembley Stadium (London) · 84,525 fans · Fox Sports 2 View tournament bracket →

Highlights

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.

Recap via ESPN

1:05 Onuoha: Spain deserved to beat England

1:39 Tuchel: Too many mistakes for England against Spain

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, England 2, Spain 3.
90'+6'Second Half ends, England 2, Spain 3.
90'+5'Corner, England. Conceded by Unai Simón.
90'+5'Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
90'+3'Foul by Álex Baena (Spain).
90'+3'Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3'Foul by Pedri (Spain).
90'+3'Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'Foul by Rodri (Spain).
90'+3'Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1'Handball by Mikel Merino (Spain).

Line Score

	1	2	T
ESP	1	2	3
ENG	2	0	2

Match Leaders

Spain

LY Lamine Yamal · 1Goals
LY Lamine Yamal · 7Total Shots
US Unai Simón · 3Saves
R Rodri · 12Defensive Interventions
R Rodri · 69Accurate Passes

England

AG Anthony Gordon · 1Goals
BS Bukayo Saka · 3Total Shots
JT James Trafford · 2Saves
EA Elliot Anderson · 7Defensive Interventions
EA Elliot Anderson · 67Accurate Passes

UEFA Nations League Standings

	Team	GP	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	3	0	+6	9
2	England	3	2	1	+8	6
3	Croatia	3	1	2	-9	3
4	Czechia	3	0	3	-5	0

Key Events

89'Substitution, England. Jarrad Branthwaite replaces Marc Guéhi.

83'Substitution, England. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Harry Kane.

83'Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Bukayo Saka.

82'Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.

81'Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.

70'Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Anthony Gordon.

70'Substitution, England. James Garner replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.

70'Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.

69'Marc Guéhi (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67'Nico O'Reilly (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.

55'Substitution, Spain. Álex Baena replaces Nico Williams.

55'Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Ferran Torres.

54'Penalty missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.

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.

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.

2'Goal! England 0, Spain 1. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.