England have won just one of their last five matches against Spain
Spain are unbeaten in their last 38 fixtures
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England have had a couple of months to get over their semi-final exit at the 2026 World Cup and they have the chance to respond against elite opposition when taking on world champions Spain at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Reaching the World Cup’s final four was a creditable effort for the Three Lions, but the manner of their exit remains a sore point for a large section of supporters.
Thomas Tuchel will be keen to get the fans back onside and has spoken of doing things a little differently if he takes the England team deep into another major tournament.
However, the German can ill-afford to look too far forward as he prepares to guide his team through four competitive fixtures in the space of 11 days.
The first of those matches promises to be the toughest.
Spain have put together a 38-match unbeaten sequence and have not lost a competitive game since a 2-0 reverse away to Scotland in a Euro 2024 qualifier in March 2023.
La Roja were worthy World Cup winners and are keen to kick-on with head coach Luis de la Fuente sticking with the vast majority of players responsible for their Stateside success story.
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Team news
Marcus Rashford, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo and Tino Livramento withdrew from the England squad and James Garner and Morgan Gibbs-White were called up as replacements.
As for Spain, Pedro Porro misses out with a hamstring issue and Marcos Llorente has retired from international football.
The stats
Both teams have scored in each of England’s last five fixtures.
The Three Lions have conceded multiple goals in three of their last four matches.
Spain's last six matches all ended with under four goals.
La Roja have kept clean sheets in seven of their last eight competitive matches.
Spain have started the scoring in seven successive games.
Spain have scored less than three goals in five of their last six fixtures.
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Prediction
Spain emerged from a brutal side of the draw to win the 2026 World Cup and their quality and confidence should underpin a winning performance against England at the start of their 2026-27 Nations League campaign.
La Roja defeated four of FIFA’s top eight ranked teams during the knockout rounds, including a superb 2-0 success over pre-tournament favourites France.
It was a team effort, although Mikel Oyarzabal top scored for them with five goals and could be the man to deliver against an England team weakened by the withdrawals of key players.
England can avoid a heavy defeat, but they may struggle to secure any points against such a technical and well-drilled opponent.
Score Prediction: England 1-2 Spain
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