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FIFA #1 · 1stin Group A3 · 3-0-0
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Spain beat England
Spain3-0-0 3 – 2 England2-0-1
FT · Sat, Sep 26

Match Details

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

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

12T
ESP 12 3
ENG 20 2

Match Leaders

Spain
England

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Spain 3300+69
2 England 3201+86
3 Croatia 3102-93
4 Czechia 3003-50

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.

Team Stats

SpainEngland
General
52.6 Possession % 47.4
15 Shots 13
5 On Target 5
1 Offsides 1
3 Corners 6
16 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
457 Passes Completed 405
1 Crosses Won 4
8 Tackles Won 9
8 Interceptions 12
20 Clearances 4
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2

Recent Form

England W W W L W
Spain W W W W W

Starting Lineups

England4-2-3-1
13 Trafford
22 Quansah 5 Konsa 6 Guéhi 3 O'Reilly A
8 Anderson 16 Lewis-Skelly
7 Saka 10 Bellingham A 11 Gordon 36'
9 Kane 40'
7 Torres
17 Williams 10 Olmo A 19 Yamal 2'
8 Ruiz 16 Rodri
22 Cucurella 14 Laporte 5 Cubarsí 12 Pubill
23 Simón
Spain4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

England

  1. JT #13 James TraffordG
  2. MG #6 Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. EK #5 Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. NO #3 Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. JQ #22 Jarell QuansahRB
  6. JB #10 Jude BellinghamAM
  7. ML #16 Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. EA #8 Elliot AndersonRM
  9. HK #9 Harry KaneF40'
  10. AG #11 Anthony GordonAM-L36'
  11. BS #7 Bukayo SakaAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Spain

  1. US #23 Unai SimónG
  2. AL #14 Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. PC #5 Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. MC #22 Marc CucurellaLB
  5. MP #12 Marc PubillRB
  6. DO #10 Dani OlmoAM
  7. FR #8 Fabián RuizLM
  8. R #16 RodriRM
  9. FT #7 Ferran TorresF
  10. NW #17 Nico WilliamsAM-L
  11. LY #19 Lamine YamalAM-R2'
Substitutes · 4 used

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