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. Nico Williams opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Spain have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico Williams

16'

27'

⚽Gordon

Fabián Ruiz

31'

⚽Lamine Yamalassist Pedri

39'

2H

Cucurella

63'

Nico Williams

69'

⚽Fabián Ruizassist Cubarsí

77'

⇄Marsh↓ Nico Williams

77'

⇄Hansen↓ Gordon

80'

Pickford

⇄Müller↓ Oyarzabal

86'

⇄Ferrari↓ Kane

88'

⚽Fodenassist Guehi

Momentum

ES

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 5, 2022 · 20:00

VenueSpain Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance56,531 / 73,417 (77%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Laporte

7.8

Lineups

ES 4-3-36.91Formation7.114-3-3 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