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England men · International friendly

England
v Spain⁠

1–0

Full time

England v Spain finished 1–0.

Spain
None
Date
Saturday 12 November 2011 · England in 2011
Kick-off
17:15 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 20, Stewart Downing On in the 45'
  • No. 17, Gareth Barry On in the 57'
  • No. 18, Jack Rodwell On in the 57'
  • No. 22, Danny Welbeck On in the 64'
  • No. 19, Adam Johnson On in the 76'
  • No. 13, Kyle Walker On in the 85'
  • No. 12, Scott Carson (not used)
  • No. 14, Leighton Baines (not used)
  • No. 15, Gary Cahill (not used)
  • No. 16, John Terry (not used)
  • No. 21, Bobby Zamora (not used)
  • No. 23, Daniel Sturridge (not used)
  • No. 24, David Stockdale (not used)

Spain Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Iker Casillas GK Off in the 45'
  • No. 17, Álvaro Arbeloa RB
  • No. 3, Gerard Piqué CB
  • No. 15, Sergio Ramos CB Off in the 74'
  • No. 18, Jordi Alba LB
  • No. 8, Xavi RM Off in the 45'
  • No. 16, Sergio Busquets CM Off in the 64'
  • No. 14, Xabi Alonso LM
  • No. 21, David Silva RW Off in the 45'
  • No. 7, David Villa LW
  • No. 6, Andrés Iniesta FW Off in the 74'

Substitutes

  • No. 10, Cesc Fàbregas On in the 45'
  • No. 13, Juan Mata On in the 45'
  • No. 23, Pepe Reina On in the 45'
  • No. 9, Fernando Torres On in the 64'
  • No. 5, Carles Puyol On in the 74'
  • No. 20, Santi Cazorla On in the 74'
  • No. 2, Raúl Albiol (not used)
  • No. 11, Nacho Monreal (not used)
  • No. 12, Víctor Valdés (not used)
  • No. 19, Fernando Llorente (not used)
  • No. 22, Jesús Navas (not used)

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1996 – 2009

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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