Spain got here from behind to beat England 3-2 in an exhilarating Nations League conflict at Wembley, with Mikel Oyarzabal scoring the decisive aim within the 74th minute. The outcome gave the world champions a successful begin to their marketing campaign.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring after simply two minutes, capitalising on a mistake from Marc Guéhi earlier than ending previous James Trafford. England responded strongly, with Anthony Gordon equalising within the thirty sixth minute earlier than Harry Kane headed the Three Lions in entrance 4 minutes later.
England had been handed a golden alternative to increase their lead after VAR awarded a penalty for Rodri’s problem on Jude Bellingham. Nonetheless, Kane struck the crossbar from the spot.
Spain punished England for the miss. Substitute Alejandro Baena levelled within the sixtieth minute earlier than Oyarzabal accomplished the comeback with a composed lob 14 minutes later. England pushed for an equaliser late on, however Spain held agency.
Bukayo Saka, who scored a hat-trick as England secured their finest World Cup end since 1966 by beating France 6-4 for bronze, couldn’t repeat that scoring feat at Wembley.
England Participant Rankings
| Participant | Ranking |
| James Trafford | 5.5/10 |
| Jarell Quansah | 5.5/10 |
| Ezri Konsa | 6/10 |
| Marc Guéhi | 4/10 |
| Nico O’Reilly | 5/10 |
| Elliot Anderson | 6.5/10 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 5.5/10 |
| Jude Bellingham | 7.5/10 |
| Bukayo Saka | 6.5/10 |
| Anthony Gordon | 7.5/10 |
| Harry Kane | 5.5/10 |
| Morgan Rogers | 6/10 |
| James Garner | 6/10 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 6/10 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 6/10 |
| Jarrad Branthwaite | 6/10 |
Spain Participant Rankings
| Participant | Ranking |
| Unai Simón | 6/10 |
| Marc Pubill | 6/10 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 6/10 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 6.5/10 |
| Marc Cucurella | 6.5/10 |
| Rodri | 7.5/10 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 7/10 |
| Lamine Yamal | 8/10 |
| Dani Olmo | 7/10 |
| Nico Williams | 6.5/10 |
| Ferran Torres | 5.5/10 |
| Álex Baena | 7.5/10 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 8/10 |
| Pedri | 6.5/10 |
| Mikel Merino | 6.5/10 |
Match Statistics
| Statistic | England | Spain |
| Possession | 44% | 56% |
| Pictures on Goal | 5 | 6 |
| Pictures Off Goal | 5 | 3 |
| Blocked Pictures | 6 | 4 |
| Corners | 6 | 3 |
| Fouls | 11 | 16 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Playing cards | 3 | 0 |
| Crosses | 25 | 5 |
| Counter Assaults | 6 | 6 |
| Saves | 2 | 3 |
Spain’s victory underlined their skill to reply underneath stress, whereas England had been left to rue Kane’s missed penalty and a number of other late probabilities.
