Oyarzabal gives Spain the victory over England in 2026-27 UEFA Nations League opener at Wembley

Spain defeated England 3-2 in the 2026-28 UEFA Nations League opener and you lived every moment of this exciting game here.

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Spain wins its 2026-27 UEFA Nations League opener against England at Wembley.

The local team wants to score the equalizer nearing the end of the game.

Five minutes of additional time.

With a great pressing, England is trying hard to create mistakes and has a chance to score the equalizer.

With the matchup apparently sealed, England and Spain are not creating chances to score more goals.

Despite England's attempts to create dangerous situations, Spain is defending outstandingly.

Spain left the ball to England and the Three Lions want to score the equalizer.

Despite scoring another goal, Spain keeps dominating the ball on the field.

After a great pass from Baena, Oyarzabal found a space to score.

With more intensity on the field, Spain is trying hard to score against England.

Gordon and Lewis-Skelly are out and Rogers, Garner enter for England, Ruiz out and Pedri in for Spain.

Both teams are creating chances to score and the goalkeepers from both sides are having plenty of work.

After missing the penalty, England decreased its performance and Spain is better on the field.

After the equalizer, Spain has awaken and they are creating multiple chances.

After a mistake from O'Reilly, Olmo recovered the ball and passed it to Baena, who shot on target and scored the equalizer.

Despite missing the penalty, England keeps the ball away from Spain.

Baena and Oyarzabal enter and Torres and Williams are out.

The striker shot the ball right to the post and Spain is still alive.

Davide Mazza decided that was penalty for England.

Jude Bellingham dropped into the area, but the referee didn't think it was a penalty. He is looking at VAR.

England has the ball possession and Spain is just defending on the field.

In the beginning of the second half, England starts with intensity and reached a corner kick.

England and Spain will play the last 45 minutes of the game.

• Ball Possession: England 47% – 53% Spain

• Total Shots: England 6 – 9 Spain

• Shots on Goal: England 2 – 2 Spain

• Corner Kicks: England 3 – 3 Spain

• Fouls Committed: England 4 – 8 Spain

• Pass Accuracy: England 92% – 91% Spain

• Total Passes: England 211 – 260 Spain

• Yellow / Red Cards: England 0/0 – 0/0 Spain

In an intense matchup, England wins 2-1 against the 2026 World Cup champions.

One minute added.

Fabian Ruiz almost scored from long range.

Bayern Munich's forward scored with a header, that was detoured on Cucurella.

Anthony Gordon took advantage of a counterattack and scored the equalizer.

The Three Lions are in Spain's area and close to score.

With Spain defending outstandingly, England try with Bellingham from long range distance and finds in corner kicks a good spot to create dangerous situations.

Despite approaching to Spain's area, England can't find a good spot to score.

Despite having the result on their favor, Spain is seeking for another goal at Wembley.

England 57% - Spain 43%

The Spanish side is taking advantage of the room that England is leaving and they are close to score another goal.

Ferran Torres was hand-to-hand against Trafford, and the goalkeeper won the duel.

Despite the ball possession is from England, Spain is defending greatly with Cucurella as main character.

As Spain has the ball, England wants to create chances with fouls.

With a couple of mistakes, England can't find the rhythm within the matchup.

After scoring the first goal of the game, Spain wants to score again and Ferran Torres had a chance, but was offside.

With an individual play, Gordon almost scored, but goalkeeper Unai Simon saved it.

With the ball possession so far in the game, England is looking to score the equalizer.

A mistake from the defenders of England was taken by Lamine Yamal, who scored a goal.

England and Spain begin their first game in the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League.

England's schedule in the Nations League:

• Matchday 1 (Sat, Sep 26, 2026): England vs. Spain — 2:45 PM EDT (Wembley Stadium, London)
• Matchday 2 (Tue, Sep 29, 2026): Czechia vs. England — 2:45 PM EDT (Fortuna Arena, Prague)
• Matchday 3 (Sat, Oct 3, 2026): Croatia vs. England — 12:00 PM EDT (Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb – Behind closed doors)
• Matchday 4 (Tue, Oct 6, 2026): England vs. Czechia — 2:45 PM EDT (Wembley Stadium, London)
• Matchday 5 (Thu, Nov 12, 2026): England vs. Croatia — 2:45 PM EST (Wembley Stadium, London)
• Matchday 6 (Sun, Nov 15, 2026): Spain vs. England — 2:45 PM EST (Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid)

Spain's schedule in the Nations League:

• Matchday 1 (Sat, Sep 26, 2026): England vs. Spain — 2:45 PM EDT (Wembley Stadium, London)
• Matchday 2 (Tue, Sep 29, 2026): Spain vs. Croatia — 2:45 PM EDT
• Matchday 3 (Sat, Oct 3, 2026): Spain vs. Czech Republic — 2:45 PM EDT
• Matchday 4 (Tue, Oct 6, 2026): Croatia vs. Spain — 2:45 PM EDT
• Matchday 5 (Thu, Nov 12, 2026): Czech Republic vs. Spain — 2:45 PM EST
• Matchday 6 (Sun, Nov 15, 2026): Spain vs. England — 2:45 PM EST

With the matchup nearing its beginning, both teams are on the field warming up.

Across 28 total encounters, the Three Lions hold a narrow advantage with 14 victories to La Roja’s 11, alongside three draws. However, Spain have held the upper hand in high-stakes encounters, most notably edging England 2–1 in the UEFA Euro 2024 final in Berlin behind goals from Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal.

Wembley Stadium, standing as the historic beating heart of English football in London, provides an unforgettable backdrop for high-stakes international clashes. Reopened in 2007 with its iconic 134-meter-high arch defining the skyline, the venue accommodates 90,000 spectators, making it the largest stadium in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Europe.

Spain's starting XI: Unai Simon; Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz; Nico Williams, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres.

England's starting XI: James Trafford; Jarrell Quansah, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly; Elliot Anderson, Myles Lewis-Skelly; Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane.

The high-stakes UEFA Nations League fixture between England and Spain at Wembley Stadium is being overseen by an all-Italian officiating team led by Davide Massa. A veteran UEFA Elite category referee listed with FIFA since 2014, the 45-year-old Serie A official brings extensive experience from top continental and European club competitions.

Known for taking a firm stance in fast-paced encounters, Massa averages around 4.8 cards per match over his career. He is supported on the touchlines by assistant referees Filippo Meli and Alessio Berti, with Matteo Marcenaro serving as the fourth official, while Marco Di Bello leads the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) operations alongside Assistant VAR Rosario Abisso.

England vs Spain will get underway at 2:45 PM ET (PT:11:45 AM)

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