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World champions Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in their Nations League opener, with Harry Kane's missed second-half penalty proving the turning point in a match England briefly led 2-1.

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**Spain** extended their unbeaten run to 39 games with a 3-2 win at Wembley, recovering from trailing 2-1 at half-time after goals from Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal cancelled out efforts from Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane.

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**Harry Kane** headed England into a 2-1 lead just before the break but slipped and missed a second-half penalty that would have made it 3-1, and the momentum shift was immediate as Spain scored twice through substitutes to win.

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

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Spain extended their unbeaten run to 39 games with a 3-2 win at Wembley, recovering from trailing 2-1 at half-time after goals from Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal cancelled out efforts from Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane.
Harry Kane headed England into a 2-1 lead just before the break but slipped and missed a second-half penalty that would have made it 3-1, and the momentum shift was immediate as Spain scored twice through substitutes to win.
Marc Guehi and Nico O'Reilly made the basic errors that Spain ruthlessly punished — Yamal's opener came two minutes in after Guehi's mistake, and Baena's equaliser followed a misplaced pass from O'Reilly.
Anthony Gordon told ITV Sport there is "no gap" between the sides and that England "can win that game so easily," crediting a counter-attacking move for his equaliser.
Roy Keane pushed back on Gordon on ITV, saying "I disagree with Gordon, I think there is a gap," citing Spain as world and European champions.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored the winner for Spain off Baena's assist — his second decisive goal against England after breaking their hearts in the Euro 2024 final.
Thomas Tuchel said England "did everything today to beat Spain" but lacked "execution and composure in the final 20 metres," while Luis de la Fuente said the game was "under control most of the time, except for six to seven minutes."
Sky Sports News' Rob Dorsett concluded it was "a missed penalty and a missed opportunity for England" but argued Spain were "the far superior side over 90 minutes" and "there still seems to be a gulf in class."

Why it matters: England's first test against the reigning world and European champions ended with the same cruel lesson: individual errors and missed moments at the highest level are punished immediately. With Tuchel's side ahead 2-1 at the break and Kane stepping up for a 3-1 lead, the match flipped in six minutes — costing England what would have been a statement win and reinforcing Keane's view that the gap, however narrow, is real.