Spain Beats England
Spain overcomes England with a late comeback to win Nations League opener
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Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in their Nations League opener. Lamine Yamal put Spain ahead after Marc Guéhi lost possession, but Anthony Gordon equalised and Harry Kane’s header gave England a 2-1 halftime lead. Kane missed a second-half penalty, striking the crossbar; he had accidentally touched the ball twice, which under UEFA’s clarified rule would have required a retake if he had scored, but his miss resulted in an indirect free kick for Spain. Substitute Álex Baena equalised and set up fellow substitute Mikel Oyarzabal’s winning goal as Spain capitalised on England’s errors.
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Thomas Tuchel made several notable selection calls for England, starting James Trafford instead of Jordan Pickford, Jarell Quansah at right-back over Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Myles Lewis-Skelly alongside Elliot Anderson in midfield. Spain also had to replace Eric García with Marc Pubill shortly before kickoff because of injury.
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Spain had chances to extend their early lead: Ferran Torres had a goal ruled out for offside, Trafford saved another effort with his foot, and Torres later dragged a one-on-one chance wide. Dani Olmo also threatened after a move involving Yamal.
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Baena’s equaliser came from a powerful strike from outside the box in the 60th minute; Oyarzabal completed the comeback in the 74th minute by going one-on-one with Trafford and lifting the ball over him.
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