Keane disagrees with Gordon: 'There is a gap between Spain and England' — SkimNews
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- Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in their Nations League opener, extending their unbeaten run to 39 games.
- Lamine Yamal opened the scoring after two minutes by pouncing on a Marc Guehi error, while substitute Alex Baena equalized and set up the winner for Mikel Oyarzabal — who also broke England hearts in the Euro 2024 final.
- Anthony Gordon scored a counter-attacking equaliser and Harry Kane headed England 2-1 in front within four first-half minutes — more goals than Spain conceded in the entire World Cup — but Kane missed a second-half penalty.
- Roy Keane publicly disagreed with Gordon's post-match ITV assessment, saying 'there is a gap' between England and Spain, citing their status as 'world champions, European champions.'
- Thomas Tuchel said England 'did everything today to beat Spain' but were punished by 'clear-cut mistakes,' adding that his side lacked composure in the final 20 metres.
- Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said the game was 'under control most of the time, except for six to seven minutes, when England dominated us.'
- England's next Nations League fixtures are away to Czech Republic on September 29, Croatia on October 3, then home to Czech Republic on October 6.
Why it matters: England led 2-1 at the break and missed a penalty to extend that lead — yet still lost, reinforcing the pattern Tuchel flagged that his side 'get punished on the highest level' after errors from Guehi and O'Reilly. With Nations League fixtures against Czech Republic and Croatia up next, Tuchel must fix the composure gap in the final third that cost a winnable game against the world champions.
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