England vs Spain Highlights - September 26, 2026

Spain beat England 3-2 in UEFA Nations League on September 26, 2026. The match was played at Wembley Stadium.

Anthony Gordon (36'), Harry Kane (40') scored for England. Lamine Yamal (2'), Álex Baena (60'), Mikel Oyarzabal (74') scored for Spain.

England went into the game in position 3, on 0 points. They had won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 in their previous five.

England arrived unbeaten in 3. At kick-off Spain stood in position 4 with 0 points.

Their previous five had brought 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That run had left Spain 5 games without defeat.

Lamine Yamal put one away for Spain (2'). Lamine Yamal saw a shot blocked (8').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Ferran Torres’s effort (16'). Ferran Torres could not find the target for Spain (27').

Shortly afterwards, Elliot Anderson sent an effort off target for England (29'). Jude Bellingham picked out Anthony Gordon, who scored for England (36').

Moments later, Harry Kane scored for England on 40 minutes after a pass from Nico O'Reilly.

After the break, Jarell Quansah shot wide for England on 49 minutes. A block denied Jarell Quansah on 57 minutes.

Soon after, Lamine Yamal could not find the target for Spain (60'). Dani Olmo picked out Álex Baena, who scored for Spain (60').

Nico O'Reilly was booked for England (67'). Shortly afterwards, Álex Baena tested the goalkeeper for Spain (68').

Myles Lewis-Skelly forced a save for England on 69 minutes. Moments later, the referee cautioned Marc Guéhi of England on 69 minutes.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored for Spain on 74 minutes after a pass from Álex Baena. The keeper had to be alert to keep out Jude Bellingham’s effort (84').

Jude Bellingham tested the goalkeeper for England (90'+5'). Substitutions: England 5, Spain 4.

Spain controlled 52.6% of possession. England had 13 shots with 5 on target, while Spain had 15 and 5.

Goalkeeper saves: England 2, Spain 3. Corners: England 6, Spain 3.

Spain completed the most passes, 512 in total at 89.3% accuracy. The referee produced 3 yellow cards.