Spain – England 3–2

	1H	2H	T
ES	1	2	3
EN	0	2	2

Match report

Spain beat England 3–2 at Spain Stadium in World Cup 2026. Fabián Ruiz opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Spain have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Fabián Ruizassist Pedri

14'

25'

Pickford

2H

⚽Pedriassist Cubarsí

52'

63'

⚽Bellinghamassist Guehi

Nico Williams

68'

Cucurella

74'

⚽Oyarzabal

75'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Nico Williams

80'

⇄Bianchi↓ Gordon

86'

⚽Kane

⇄Rossi↓ Oyarzabal

89'

⇄Keller↓ Kane

Momentum

ES

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 4, 2022 · 19:00

VenueSpain Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance56,531 / 73,417 (77%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Rodri

7.9

Lineups

ES 4-3-37.59Formation7.134-3-3 EN

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0