Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley

[Cyborg77]

Spain beat England 3-2 at Wembley in their opening UEFA Nations League League A Group 3 match, a rematch of the Euro 2024 final between the reigning back to back World Cup champions and the tournament runners up. Lamine Yamal put Spain ahead inside just two minutes, capitalising directly on a Marc Guehi error to open the scoring almost immediately after kickoff.

England hit back quickly, with Anthony Gordon levelling in the 35th minute through a swift counter attack before Harry Kane headed England into the lead five minutes later. Kane then had the chance to extend that lead from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute but saw his effort crash back off the crossbar, a miss that proved costly as Spain fought their way back into the match. Alex Baena equalised for Spain in the 61st minute, and Mikel Oyarzabal completed the comeback in the 75th minute with a chipped finish over the English goalkeeper to make it 3-2.

England made late attacking changes, bringing on Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Kane and Morgan Gibbs-White for Bukayo Saka, but could not find a way back through five minutes of stoppage time, ultimately falling to defeat in a match that saw Spain, now wearing two stars on their crest following their 2026 World Cup victory, get their Nations League campaign off to a winning start against one of their fiercest recent rivals.

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[SammyZayn]

Lamine Yamal scoring inside two minutes off a defensive error is about as brutal a start as England could have had, that kind of early setback against a team this good is genuinely hard to recover from even after fighting back to lead.

[Isabella80]

Kane's missed penalty off the crossbar while England were actually ahead 2-1 is the moment that will get replayed the most from this match, converting that would have given England a two goal cushion at a crucial point in the game.

[ChronoField]

Spain scoring twice in the final 15 minutes to complete the comeback shows genuine championship level composure, that is exactly the kind of late game execution you would expect from the reigning World Cup holders.

[Golden Dan]

Oyarzabal's chipped finish to complete the comeback in the 75th minute was clearly the standout individual moment of the match, that kind of composed finish under pressure at Wembley says a lot about his quality in the biggest moments.

[NoCap96]

This being a direct rematch of the Euro 2024 final adds real weight to the result, Spain avenging that narrative with a comeback win at Wembley itself is a meaningful psychological result heading into the wider Nations League campaign.

[Ederson53]

England taking the lead twice in this match but still losing is the real story here defensively, conceding three goals at home against a team this clinical raises real questions heading into the rest of this Nations League group.