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England men · International friendly

Spain
v England⁠

2–0

Full time

Spain v England finished 2–0.

England
None
Spain
Mario Gaspar 72', Cazorla 84'
Date
Friday 13 November 2015 · England in 2015
Kick-off
19:45 UK
Venue
Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Spain Formation 4-1-3-2

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Iker Casillas GK
  • No. 24, Mario RB
  • No. 3, Gerard Piqué CB
  • No. 4, Marc Bartra CB Off in the 82'
  • No. 5, Sergio Busquets SW Off in the 78'
  • No. 18, Jordi Alba LB
  • No. 14, Thiago Alcantara RM Off in the 27'
  • No. 6, Andrés Iniesta CM Off in the 45'
  • No. 10, Cesc Fàbregas LM
  • No. 9, Paco Alcácer FW Off in the 74'
  • No. 19, Diego Costa FW Off in the 64'

Substitutes

  • No. 20, Santi Cazorla On in the 27'
  • No. 21, Nolito On in the 45'
  • No. 13, Juan Mata On in the 64'
  • No. 11, Pedro On in the 74'
  • No. 8, Koke On in the 78'
  • No. 2, César Azpilicueta On in the 82'
  • No. 7, Álvaro Morata (not used)
  • No. 12, David de Gea (not used)
  • No. 15, Nacho (not used)
  • No. 16, Óscar de Marcos (not used)
  • No. 17, Mikel San José (not used)
  • No. 23, Sergio Rico (not used)

Referee: Mazzoleni P..

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2001 – 2011

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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