Who: England vs Spain
What: UEFA Nations League 2026-27, Group A3 match
Where: Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom
When: Saturday, September 26, at 7:45pm (18:45 GMT)
How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up and live updates from 15:45 GMT.
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England begin their new Nations League campaign with a heavyweight home fixture against the reigning world champions, Spain.
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Saturday’s clash at Wembley will be a rematch of the UEFA Euro 2024 final, which Spain won 2-1 in Berlin, Germany.
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La Roja, the 2023 Nations League winners, are looking to add a second title to their collection, having also finished runners-up to Portugal in the last edition in 2025.
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England, on the other hand, enjoyed their best result in the inaugural 2019 edition, finishing third.
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They return to League A this time after winning Group B2 in their previous appearance.
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Competing in the top division of the structured competition, Croatia and Czechia are the other teams in Group A3 with England and Spain.
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The UEFA Nations League was founded in 2018 to reduce the number of meaningless friendlies and give nations competitive matches against equally-ranked teams.
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In this competition, countries from across Europe participate in a league structure, which features promotion and relegation.
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England vs Spain: Predictions
Opta’s supercomputer has handed Spain a 40.2 percent probability of victory, while England have a 33.6 percent chance of winning.
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The odds of a draw stand at 26.2 percent.
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When did England and Spain last meet?
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Spain have won six of their last nine meetings with England.
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England and Spain last met at the UEFA Euro 2024 final, in which goals from Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal handed La Roja a 2-1 championship victory.
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That result marked a record-breaking fourth European crown for Spain.
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England vs Spain: Head-to-head
- Matches: 28
- England wins: 13
- Spain wins: 11
- Draws: 4
England vs Spain: Form guide
(Last five games, latest results first)
England: W-L-W-W-W
Spain: W-W-W-W-W
Which are the top players to watch?
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham (England):
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All English hopes will once again rest on captain and Ballon d’Or frontrunner Harry Kane of Bayern Munich, who recently became the fastest player to 100 German Bundesliga goals.
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Elsewhere, attacking midfielder Jude Bellingham has made an impressive start under new Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, producing three goals and three assists in seven La Liga appearances.
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La Roja fans will be excited to see Ferran Torres in the national team colours this weekend after he scored a hat-trick in his first Champions League appearance for new club Paris Saint-Germain.
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His former Barcelona teammate Lamine Yamal, too, is enjoying a strong start this season, with his seven goals rated joint-second-highest in La Liga.
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What have the coaches said?
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Thomas Tuchel, England coach: “I think the more you analyse Spain and their last matches they played in, you have to admire the way in which they defend.
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They added this to their game.
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It’s difficult for every single team in the world to create chances against Spain.
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But we have a plan, we have ambition, and we want to be the exception to the rule.
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Luis de la Fuente, Spain coach: “I know what these players are made of.
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We are not satisfied with what we have done so far, I guarantee it.
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One story is over; now another begins.
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We want to continue doing important things, to continue making records as historic as those that are being achieved.”
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England vs Spain: TV channel, livestreaming
- United Kingdom: ITV1
- Spain: RTVE PLAY
- Middle East and North Africa: beIN SPORTS
- India: Sony Sports Network
- South Africa: DStv Stream
- United States: FOX Sports, FuboTV, ViX
England’s team news and predicted lineup
England are without winger Marcus Rashford, who picked up a knock, and attacking midfielder Cole Palmer, who has a muscle injury.
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Probable England XI: Jordan Pickford; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly; Elliot Anderson, Miles Lewis-Skelly; Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon; Harry Kane
Spain’s team news and predicted lineup
Centre-back Marc Pubill is sidelined with physical discomfort, and goalkeeper Joan Garcia is out with a knee injury.
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