England 2-3 Spain: World champions win at Wembley in Nations League despite Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane goals
Spain defeated England 3-2 in a Nations League match at Wembley, highlighting defensive vulnerabilities in the English squad despite strong attacking performances. The result serves as a setback for England manager Thomas Tuchel's ambitions in the tournament.
Why it matters
The match underscores the competitive gap between the current world champions and England, impacting international football rankings and tournament trajectories.
Spain showed why they are the best national team in the world by emerging 3-2 winners from a thrilling, chaotic Nations League clash at Wembley, in which England's flaws undermined their exciting attacking play. <p>It was the World Cup final that might have been had England not squandered their advantage against Argentina this summer - but Spain showed the gap in quality in a result which is a major blow to Thomas Tuchel's stated aim of winning this competition.</p><p>Bad errors from Marc Guehi and Nico O'Reilly helped Lamine Yamal and Alex Baena score Spain's first two and England were cut open through the match, including for Mikel Oyarzabal's winner which came with 16 minutes to play.</p><widget id="8"></widget><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/england-vs-spain/commentary/554000">As it happened</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/england-vs-spain/teams/554000">Teams</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/england-vs-spain/stats/554000">Stats</a> | <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/PLHLmatchreports">Watch FREE PL highlights</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11095/13427059/england-football-news-live-updates-schedule-and-analysis-of-thomas-tuchels-three-lions" target="_blank"><strong>England latest news blog</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/uefa-nations-league" target="_blank"><strong>Nations League scores & news</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/uefa-nations-league-table" target="_blank"><strong>Tables</strong></a></li></ul><p>But while…
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