2026-27 UEFA Nations League: League A3 – Spain vs England

Spain meet England in their final League A3 encounter in the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League.

Victory or a draw will see Spain advance into the knockout stages as group winners, but England will instead go through as the group winners if they win this showdown in Madrid.

 

Team News

Spain have a full squad available with Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal back in contention after the pair missed their 2-0 win away to Czech Republic.

Yamal was recovering from a right knee issue, whilst Oyarzabal was left out due to flu which prevented him from travelling with the squad and coincidentally meant that he was available for the birth of his second child.

England could welcome defender, Ezri Konsa back into contention after he sat out their 2-1 win over Croatia due to a minor knee injury.

When is Kick-Off?

Spain host England at Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, on Sunday 15 November at 8:45pm CET (7:45pm GMT), live on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK..

 

Stat Attack

• Spain have won two of their three previous Nations League meetings against England (W2, L1).
• England won 3-2 in their only previous Nations League trip to Spain in October 2018.
• Neither Spain or England are yet to keep a clean sheet in their Nations League fixture.
• Three of Spain’s seven goals in two home matches in this group were scored by Lamine Yamal.
• England’s Harry Kane has scored seven goals in five appearances in this group.

 

Prediction 

Although both teams are through to the knockout stages, Spain have a chance to win the group and ensure that they’re seeded for the Quarter-Finals so I am expecting Luis de la Fuente to field a strong team especially now Yamal and Oyarzabal are back in contention.

England meanwhile have to raise their performance because I thought they looked slow at times against Croatia and lacked some sharp clinical accuracy in their shots, so I want to see more energetic intensity and Konsa’s return could bring the defensive solidness required.

I however do think that Spain will be too strong with a refreshed Yamal and Oyarzabal likely to start, but this should be a great test for both teams nevertheless.

Prediction: Spain 2-1 England