England End Spain’s 44-Game Unbeaten Run With Nations League Win
- On Sunday, November 15, 2026, England defeated Spain 3-2 at Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, ending Spain's 44-game unbeaten competitive streak and topping their UEFA Nations League group.
- England's dominance stemmed from early control, with Harry Kane converting a penalty after Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi fouled him at half-time, while Ezri Konsa and Ben White added strikes to build their commanding lead.
- Following Elliot Anderson's red card for fouling Lamine Yamal, Spain responded with goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Nico Williams to narrow the deficit to 3-2 late in the match.
- Goalkeeper James Trafford preserved England's lead with a spectacular double save in the 90th minute to deny Aymeric Laporte, securing victory after Thomas Tuchel selected him over Jordan Pickford.
- By topping the group, England earned a seeded position for the March quarter-finals, though manager Thomas Tuchel again omitted Jarrad Branthwaite, preferring Dan Burn as an injury replacement for the squad.
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The Spanish national team recorded a negative statistic in the match against England in the Nations League, failing to have a single shot on target in the first half. According to "Tribuna", this was the first time in 51 matches that the Spaniards did not register a single shot on target during the first 45 minutes. The last time Spain had failed to achieve this statistic was on June 18, 2023, in the Nations League final against Croatia. Spain f…
Beat by the Three Lions on Sunday in Madrid on the last day of the League of Football Nations group phase, the Roja recorded its first setback in almost two and a half years.
Spain fell defeated last night to England in the Metropolitan (2-3), in the last day of the League of Nations group phase; an English triumph with goals by Harry Kane, Ezri Konsa and Ben White, in which Mikel Oyarzabal and Nico Williams put emotion, which relegates the Red to the second position of Group 3 and ends the record of 44 official matches without losing.
Reduced to ten after leading 3-0, the Three Lions resisted the return of Spain (3-2), thus ending three years of Roja invincibility.
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