England defeated Spain 3-2 at the Metropolitano on Tuesday in the final matchday of the Nations League group stage.
El Correo reported that the result ended La Roja’s historic 44-match unbeaten streak and pushed Luis de la Fuente’s side into second place in their group.
Harry Kane opened the scoring from the penalty spot just before halftime. Ezri Konsa and Ben White added two more goals early in the second half to put the visitors up by three.
Mikel Oyarzabal and Nico Williams scored for Spain to narrow the deficit, but England held on for the victory.
Spain struggled during the opening minutes against England’s high press. Unai Simón stopped a close-range header from Jude Bellingham in the first minute.
Anthony Gordon and Declan Rice also forced saves from Simón as the hosts remained pinned in their own half. Lamine Yamal eventually sparked a response by dribbling past defenders and drawing a yellow card.
Pubill left the match injured in the 20th minute and was replaced by Pedro Porro. Kane capitalized on a turnover by Mikel Merino to test Simón with a long-range shot.
Kane went down in the penalty area under a challenge from Pau Cubarsí in the 40th minute. Referee Clément Turpin pointed to the spot despite Spanish protests regarding an earlier challenge on Marc Cucurella.
Kane converted the penalty to score his first goal at the Metropolitano. De la Fuente made three substitutions at halftime, sending on Dean Huijsen, Pedri, and Fermín López.
The tactical changes failed to slow England’s momentum. Rice delivered a corner kick that Konsa headed past Simón in the 53rd minute.
White scored England’s third goal five minutes later with a low shot following a passing sequence.
Yamal dispossessed Jarell Quansah and drew a penalty after drawing a foul inside the box. Oyarzabal scored from the spot in the 64th minute to make it 3-1.
Williams scored Spain’s second goal ten minutes later after receiving a pass from Yamal.
The hosts applied heavy pressure during the closing stages. Trafford made consecutive saves to deny Williams and secure the win and group leadership for England.
Clément Turpin booked Rice, Cucurella, and Baena during the fixture. Attendance at the Metropolitano reached 63,788 spectators.
Spain used Unai Simón, Porro, Cubarsí, Huijsen, Aymeric Laporte, Cucurella, Martín Zubimendi, Williams, Fabián Ruiz, Pedri, Merino, Fermín, Álex Baena, Yamal, and Oyarzabal.
England deployed Trafford, White, Dan Burn, Jarell Quansah, Konsa, Lewis Hall, Anderson, Rice, Morgan Rogers, Bellingham, Jack Grealish, Gordon, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Kane, and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Spain finished second in their Nations League group after concluding their 2026 calendar year.
Earlier coverage: England End Spain's 43-Match Unbeaten Streak with Thrilling 3-2 Win in Nations League
