STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Sat: England v Spain

England have the chance to blow away the cobwebs of their World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina when they host the best international team on the planet at Wembley on Saturday, writes WILLIAM KEDJANYI.

Thomas Tuchel’s side somehow managed to claw defeat from the jaws of victory in the Atlanta Stadium and with it went much of the positivity that had surrounded the German’s appointment in the first place, irrespective of what happened in the third-place play-off against France.

Spain, on the other hand, are on top of the World after adding the World Cup to their 2024 European Championship success, where they beat England 2-1 in the final.

England v Spain
UEFA Nations League – Wembley Stadium
Saturday 19:45 – Live on ITV

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
JUL 2024 UEFA European Championship – Spain 2-1 England
OCT 2018 UEFA Nations League – Spain 2-3 England
SEP 2018 UEFA Nations League – England 1-2 Spain
NOV 2016 Friendly International – England 2-2 Spain
NOV 2015 Friendly International – Spain 2-0 England

ENGLAND
JUL 2026 FIFA World Cup – France 4-6 England
JUL 2026 FIFA World Cup – England 1-2 Argentina
JUN 2026 FIFA World Cup – Norway 1-2 England
JUN 2026 FIFA World Cup – Mexico 2-3 England
JUN 2026 FIFA World Cup – England 2-1 DR Congo

SPAIN
JUL 2026 FIFA World Cup – Spain 1-0 Argentina
JUL 2026 FIFA World Cup – France 0-2 Spain
JUN 2026 FIFA World Cup – Spain 2-1 Belgium
JUN 2026 FIFA World Cup – Portugal 0-1 Spain
JUN 2026 FIFA World Cup – Spain 3-0 Austria

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The springboard to Spain’s World Cup success was a formidable defensive unit that shipped just a single goal in the entire tournament. However, La Roja have been nothing like so miserly in this competition in recent years, and they may once again be less focused on defending as they were in the summer.

Luis de la Fuente’s side were involved in some thrilling encounters in the 2024-25 Nations League, with high-scoring encounters against Netherlands, France and Portugal in the final, where they eventually lost out on penalties after a 2-2 draw in normal time.

The pressure of the World Cup, combined with unfamiliar conditions in North America, may have contributed to their relatively low-scoring matches during the tournament.That said, Spain remain the team to beat on the international circuit and anything odds-against about La Roja rates a decent wager, especially against an England side missing midfield lynchpin Declan Rice. Take the 5/4 about the visitors with starsports.bet.

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