England face Spain in the UEFA Nations League at Wembley in their first game since the World Cup. The Three Lions produced their best performance at a World Cup since winning it in 1966 as they finished third at the finals in North America following a semi-final defeat to Argentina.It was Spain who went on to lift the trophy for the second time with a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the final, reclaiming footballs most prestigious prize two years on from beating England in the Euro 2024 showpiece.This is the first meeting between the two sides since the European Championship final in Berlin, and 101GreatGoals has the full team news.England team newsThe big news for England comes in goal, where James Trafford gets the nod ahead of long-time number one Jordan Pickford.The XI features only six players, Marc Guehi, Elliot Anderson, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane, who started against Argentina.Jarell Quansah is preferred at right-back to the returning Trent Alexander-Arnold with Reece James unavailable through injury.Myles Lewis-Skelly comes into the midfield after Arsenal team-mate Declan Rices withdrawal from the squad.England: Trafford; Quansah, Konsa, Guehi, OReilly; Anderson, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane.England substitutes: Alexander-Arnold, Branthwaite, Calvert-Lewin, Chalobah, Eze, Garner, Gibbs-White, Hall, Pickford, Rogers, Scott, Steele.Spain team newsSpains starting XI features only three changes from the team that kicked off the World Cup final.Ferran Torres, who scored the winner in extra time, starts up front, with Mikel Oyarzabal on the bench.Eric Garcia comes in at right-back with Pedro Porro out through injury, while Nico Williams starts on the left ahead of Alex Baena.Spain: Simon; Garcia, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella; Rodri, Ruiz; Yamal, Olmo, Williams; Torres.Spain substitutes: Baena, Fermin, Grimaldo, Huijsen, Martinez. Merino, Oyarzabal, Pedri, Pino, Pubill, Raya, Zubimendi.Recent Form & Stats for England v SpainEngland have won 14 of their 28 previous meetings with Spain in all competitions.Spain have won the last competitive meeting, beating England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final.England have won four of their last five matches, with their only defeat coming against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final.Spain have won their last five matches, including their 1-0 World Cup final win over Argentina.Spain have been unbeaten in normal time since their friendly defeat to Colombia in March 2024.England are back in Nations League League A after winning promotion from League B in the 2024-25 edition.Spain won the Nations League in 2022-23 and finished runners-up in the previous edition. Recent Results : England World Cup England ENG L 1 2 2026-07-15 Argentina ARG World Cup Mexico MEX W 2 3 2026-07-06 England ENG World Cup England ENG W 2 1 2026-07-01 Congo DR CGO World Cup Panama PAN W 0 2 2026-06-27 England ENG World Cup England ENG D 0 0 2026-06-23 Ghana GHA Recent Results : Spain World Cup France FRA W 0 2 2026-07-14 Spain ESP World Cup Spain ESP W 2 1 2026-07-10 Belgium BEL World Cup Portugal POR W 0 1 2026-07-06 Spain ESP World Cup Spain ESP W 3 0 2026-07-02 Austria AUT World Cup Uruguay URU W 0 1 2026-06-27 Spain ESP Where to Watch England v Spain: TV and online streamsEngland v Spain will be shown live on ITV in the UK, with coverage beginning at 6:45pm ahead of the 7:45pm kick-off at Wembley. The match will also be available to stream live through ITVX.TalkSPORT will also provide live radio commentary from Wembley. Topics England National Football Team Spain National Football Team UEFA Nations League Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Nations League results today: Belgium win in Italy as Van Bommel beats Mancini Ben Miller 25th September, 2026 Germany v Greece: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Mitch Fretton 25th September, 2026 Thomas Tuchel admits Cole Palmer is missing way too many camps with England Mitch Fretton 25th September, 2026 Wirtz and Burkardt join Germany camp early after Havertz and Musiala injuries Nicholas McGee 25th September, 2026 England v Spain: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Mitch Fretton 25th September, 2026 Slovenia v Scotland: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Nicholas McGee 25th September, 2026
