Spain – England 3–2

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

Match report

Spain beat England 3–2 at Spain Stadium in World Cup 2026. Foden opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Spain have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

7'

⚽Fodenassist Stones

⚽Nico Williams

19'

30'

⚽Gordon

35'

Gordon

⚽Lamine Yamalassist Rodri

42'

2H

Pedri

52'

⚽Fabián Ruizassist Laporte

80'

⇄Andersen↓ Nico Williams

80'

⇄Martin↓ Gordon

Cubarsí

84'

⇄Lopez↓ Oyarzabal

89'

⇄Almeida↓ Kane

Momentum

ES

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 8, 2022 · 19:00

VenueSpain Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance54,329 / 73,417 (74%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Rodri

7.9

Lineups

ES 4-3-37.37Formation7.004-3-3 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