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. Nico Williams opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Spain have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico Williamsassist Rodri

10'

21'

⚽Gordonassist Rice

Pedri

32'

⚽Lamine Yamal

33'

44'

⚽Saka

2H

49'

Stones

⚽Pedriassist Lamine Yamal

56'

⇄Schmidt↓ Nico Williams

66'

⇄Novak↓ Gordon

⇄Marsh↓ Oyarzabal

75'

⇄Hansen↓ Kane

Momentum

ES

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 4, 2022 · 17:00

VenueSpain Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,860 / 73,417 (72%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Cucurella

7.9

Lineups

ES 4-3-37.14Formation7.064-3-3 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