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Spain beat England 3-2 at Wembley in Nations League thriller

Spain came from behind twice to defeat England, extending their unbeaten run, in a match marked by England errors and a missed Harry Kane penalty.

Analysis deskEditor Andersson IykeUpdated
12 outlets, 6 regions

What happened

Spain beat England 3-2 at Wembley in the opening round of the UEFA Nations League, coming from behind twice to win.478911

Lamine Yamal opened the scoring inside two minutes after an error by Marc Guehi, before Spain fell behind to two English goals and then rallied in the second half.1811

Mikel Oyarzabal scored the decisive goal in the 74th minute, having also scored the winner against England in the 2024 European Championship final.49

Harry Kane missed a penalty for England during the match.111

The result extended Spain's unbeaten run to 39 matches, less than 10 weeks after they won the World Cup.24710

Key points

  • Spain won 3-2 at Wembley, coming from behind to beat England in the UEFA Nations League.478911
  • The victory extended Spain's unbeaten run to 39 matches.2710
  • Spain's win came less than 10 weeks after they won the World Cup.24
  • England made costly errors that contributed to the result, and Harry Kane missed a penalty.14911
  • Mikel Oyarzabal scored the decisive goal for Spain.49

What the coverage leaves out

  • None of the outlets reviewed gave a full breakdown of all five goals or named the scorers of England's two goals.

Why it matters

England manager Thomas Tuchel described his side's start as terrible and said uncharacteristic mistakes, including two involving Manchester City players, decided the match.34

Despite the loss, Tuchel said he remains convinced England can compete with the world's best.6

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said the team's success is driven by a hunger to improve, even after extending their unbeaten run.7

Sources (12)

Every outlet we drew on, grouped by where it is based. Read the originals for the full reporting.

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