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England men · FIFA World Cup · Group 2

Spain
v England⁠

1–0

Full time

Spain v England finished 1–0.

England
None
Spain
Zarra 49'
Date
Sunday 2 July 1950 · England in 1950
Venue
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 2 meetings before this one

1929 – 1931

01 9 Dec 1931
International friendly Highbury, London

England 7–1 Spain England won

England: Smith 3', Johnson 10', Smith 40', Crooks 50', Dean 68', Johnson 76', Crooks 85'

Spain: None

Match page: England v Spain, 9 December 1931

02 15 May 1929
International friendly Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid

Spain 4–3 England England lost

England: Carter, Carter, Bradford

Spain: Rubio, Lazcano, Lazcano, Goiburu

Match page: Spain v England, 15 May 1929

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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