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England men · International friendly

England
v Spain⁠

0–1

Full time

England v Spain finished 0–1.

England
None
Spain
Iniesta 63'
Date
Wednesday 7 February 2007 · England in 2007
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

Spain

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Iker Casillas GK
  • No. 7, David Villa FW Off in the 74'
  • No. 10, Fernando Sanchez Morientes FW Off in the 46'
  • No. 11, Miguel Angel Angulo FW Off in the 56'
  • No. 4, Sergio Ramos D Off in the 46'
  • No. 5, Carles Puyol D Off in the 46'
  • No. 6, David Albelda M
  • No. 8, Xavi M
  • No. 15, Joan Capdevila D
  • No. 21, David Silva M Off in the 65'
  • No. 22, Pablo Ibáñez D

Substitutes

  • No. 2, Javi Navarro On in the 46'
  • No. 9, Fernando Torres On in the 46'
  • No. 19, Ángel López On in the 46'
  • No. 16, Andrés Iniesta On in the 56'
  • No. 17, Javier Arizmendi On in the 65'
  • No. 18, Cesc Fàbregas On in the 74'
  • No. 3, Antonio López (not used)
  • No. 14, Xabi Alonso (not used)
  • No. 23, Pepe Reina (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1987 – 2004

05 18 Feb 1987
International friendly Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Spain 2–4 England England won

England: Lineker 24', Lineker 28', Lineker 47', Lineker 56'

Spain: Butragueño 14', Vázquez 76'

Match page: Spain v England, 18 February 1987

Official meetings since 1929

England v Spain stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings29In our results database
England wins13England perspective
Draws4Level at full time
Spain wins12Spain victories

England have scored 48 goals to Spain's 37 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Lineker

4 goals against Spain in matches we hold scorer data for.

Spain · Fixture leader

2

Martínez

Spain's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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