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Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in a UEFA Nations League thriller, with Oyarzabal's 74th-minute winner punishing Kane's earlier penalty miss and extending Spain's unbeaten run to 39 matches.

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**Spain** came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in the UEFA Nations League, with substitute Oyarzabal's 74th-minute strike completing the comeback after Kane missed a 54th-minute penalty by hitting the crossbar.

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**Lamine Yamal** gave Spain a 2nd-minute lead following a Guéhi error and outshone Kane across the 90 minutes, while Kane's influence waned after the spot-kick miss and he was surprisingly substituted for Calvert-Lewin with seven minutes left.

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By ESPN · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-26

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Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in the UEFA Nations League, with substitute Oyarzabal's 74th-minute strike completing the comeback after Kane missed a 54th-minute penalty by hitting the crossbar.
Lamine Yamal gave Spain a 2nd-minute lead following a Guéhi error and outshone Kane across the 90 minutes, while Kane's influence waned after the spot-kick miss and he was surprisingly substituted for Calvert-Lewin with seven minutes left.
England's record against top-10 ranked teams now stands at just 6 wins in their last 16 matches, including only 1 win in their previous 10 World Cup games against top-10 opposition — with the 2022 France loss, Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain, and Argentina semifinal exit cited as evidence.
Tuchel's "embrace the chaos" approach showcased England's counterattacking quality through Gordon's breakaway equalizer and Bellingham one-two but exposed defensive frailty, as all three Spain goals originated from England errors or lapses at the back.
Spain's substitutes combined to flip the game: Baena curled in the 60th-minute equalizer, then threaded the through ball for Oyarzabal to lift the winner past Trafford.
Rodri dominated midfield against the Anderson–Lewis-Skelly partnership, controlling tempo "like a master puppeteer" and reinforcing his status as the blueprint No. 6 England is still trying to find.

Why it matters: Kane's missed penalty and England's inability to close out a match they led against elite opposition leaves Tuchel with an unresolved identity question heading into a World Cup year — the "embrace the chaos" philosophy produced one brilliant counterattacking goal but the same defensive vulnerability that ended the Argentina run. Spain's 39-match unbeaten streak and bench-driven comeback (both goals from substitutes) underline why they remain the gold standard England are trying to emulate.