World and European champion Spain loses first match since 2024 after 3-2 home defeat to England
Spain's Lamine Yamal reacts after the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Spain and England in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026. Credit: AP/Manu Fernandez
MADRID — World Cup winner Spain was beaten for the first time in more than two years after losing 3-2 at home to England in the Nations League on Sunday.
Spain's 43-game unbeaten streak ended with a first defeat since a 1-0 loss to Colombia in March 2024 in a friendly match played at Wembley Stadium in London.
A few months later Spain won the European Championship and followed up that triumph with the World Cup earlier this year.
Although Spain lost the previous Nations League final to Portugal last year in a penalty shootout, that match counted as a draw statistically because it ended 2-2 after extra time.
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