# England 2-3 Spain Nations League

> England's penalty miss and Spain's comeback leave gap in world-class rivalry.
- Title: England 2-3 Spain Nations League · Sky Sports | Shortify
- Summary: England's penalty miss and Spain's comeback leave gap in world-class rivalry. England lost 2-3 to Spain in Nations League opener after Harry Kane missed…
- Keywords: england, spain, nations league, harry kane, anthony gordon, roy keane, thomas tuchel, lamine yamal, mikel oyarzabal, alex baena, world champions, three lions
- Source: Sky Sports — https://skysports.com/football/news/12040/13592299/england-2-3-spain-anthony-gordon-and-roy-keane-disagree-over-gap-between-three-lions-and-world-champions
- Published: 2026-09-26T22:50:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: england, spain, nations league, harry kane, anthony gordon, roy keane, thomas tuchel, lamine yamal, mikel oyarzabal, alex baena, world champions, three lions
## Match result
England 2-3 Spain in Nations League opener.
## Key moment
Harry Kane missed penalty after England led 2-1 at half-time.
## Spain's goals
Lamine Yamal scored from Marc Guehi error in first two minutes.
## England's response
Alex Baena equalized before scoring winner with Mikel Oyarzabal.
## Anthony Gordon's view
Gordon said England are at same level as Spain with no gap.

> I don't think there is a gap [to Spain] I feel like we're right there
## Roy Keane's response
Keane disagreed with Gordon, claiming England have a gap to Spain.

> I disagree with Gordon, I think there is a gap. I think there is, obviously [Spain are] world champions, European champions
## Thomas Tuchel's analysis
Tuchel said England had Spain at half-time but missed penalty opportunity.

> We thought we had them at half-time. That was the way the team showed up after half-time
## Harry Kane's reaction
Kane called loss a tough game with positives to take.

> A lot of positives from 15 minutes into the game until 60 minutes - it was as good as we've played for a long, long time
## Spain's perspective
Spain boss said game was under control except for six to seven minutes.

> The game was under control most of the time, except for six to seven minutes, when England dominated us
## England's next fixtures
England face Czech Republic and Croatia in Nations League Group A3.
## Key disagreement
Gordon and Keane disagree on England's level relative to Spain.

> I don't think there is a gap [to Spain] I feel like we're right there
## What happens next
England play Czech Republic on September 29 and Croatia on October 3.
## Key takeaway

England lost 2-3 to Spain in Nations League opener after Harry Kane missed penalty, with Roy Keane and Anthony Gordon disagreeing on England's level relative to Spain.