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England men · UEFA Nations League · Group A3

England
v Spain⁠

2–3

Full time

England v Spain finished 2–3.

Spain
Yamal 2', Baena 60', Oyarzabal 74'
Date
Saturday 26 September 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
19:45 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London

Last checked 30 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Spain Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 23, Unai Simón GK
  • No. 12, Marc Pubill RB
  • No. 5, Pau Cubarsí CB
  • No. 14, Aymeric Laporte CB
  • No. 22, Marc Cucurella LB
  • No. 16, Rodri RM
  • No. 8, Fabián Ruiz LM Off in the 70'
  • No. 19, Lamine Yamal RW
  • No. 10, Dani Olmo AM Off in the 82'
  • No. 17, Nico Williams LW Off in the 55'
  • No. 7, Ferran Torres FW Off in the 55'

Substitutes

  • No. 15, Álex Baena On in the 55'
  • No. 21, Mikel Oyarzabal On in the 55'
  • No. 20, Pedri On in the 70'
  • No. 6, Mikel Merino On in the 82'
  • No. 1, David Raya (not used)
  • No. 2, Dean Huijsen (not used)
  • No. 3, Alejandro Grimaldo (not used)
  • No. 9, Fermín López (not used)
  • No. 11, Yéremy Pino (not used)
  • No. 13, Josep Martínez (not used)
  • No. 18, Martín Zubimendi (not used)

Referee: Davide Massa.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2015 – 2024

02 15 Oct 2018
UEFA Nations League · Group A4 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville

Spain 2–3 England England won

England: Sterling 16', Rashford 30', Sterling 38'

Spain: Alcácer 58', Ramos 90+8'

Match page: Spain v England, 15 October 2018

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

Smith

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

Spain · Fixture leader

2

Oyarzabal

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

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