Spain – England 3–2

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

Match report

Spain beat England 3–2 at Spain Stadium in World Cup 2026. Fabián Ruiz opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Spain have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Fabián Ruiz

15'

26'

⚽Foden

31'

Bellingham

⚽Nico Williamsassist Carvajal

38'

2H

⚽Oyarzabalassist Oyarzabal

76'

⇄Weber↓ Nico Williams

76'

⇄Müller↓ Gordon

Nico Williams

80'

⇄Dubois↓ Oyarzabal

85'

⇄Petrov↓ Kane

87'

⚽Kaneassist Kane

Momentum

ES

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 18, 2022 · 19:00

VenueSpain Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance60,936 / 73,417 (83%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Cubarsí

7.9

Lineups

ES 4-3-37.05Formation6.934-3-3 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