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🦁 Four-minute madness puts England in the driver's seat against Spain
Sep 26 2026 20:49 · By onefootball.com · 7 Reads
Spain's early 1-0 lead did not last long against England at Wembley, as Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions have roared back to take control in their Nations League Group A opener.
A lightning strike opener by Lamine Yamal set the World Cup holders off and running inside the opening two minutes in the capital, with a shock miss from PSG's Ferran Torres nearly doubling La Roja's advantage.
That huge miss could come back to bite Spain in a big way.
La Liga-based duo Anthony Gordon and Jude Bellingham combined to pull England back on level terms with scintillating counter-attacking football on display, with the pair darting forward out of England's half before Bellingham released Gordon with a perfectly-weighted ball for him to slot past Unai Simón.
It was then Harry Kane's turn to come up in a big moment in service of his country when he watched his goal-bound headed effort deflect off Marc Cucurella and into the back of the net to put England ahead, giving the Ballon d'Or candidate nine goal contributions in his last eight appearances this season.
With a full half of football left to be played, are England 45 minutes away from a statement Nations League opening win?
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