Match Centre: England v Spain

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Holly Hunt

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FIFA 2027 World Cup European Qualifiers League A, Group 3

Tuesday 14 April, 07:00 PM Wembley Stadium

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All the latest ticketing information, squad details and everything you need to know as the European champions take on the world champions

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England v Spain
FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifier
7pm BST, Tuesday 14 April 2026
Wembley Stadium

The Lionesses beat Spain in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final

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Nickname: La Roja
Coach: Sonia Bermúdez
Captain: Irene Paredes
Last encounter: England 1-1 Spain (3-1 on pens), 27 July 2025

Match stats and facts

● England are unbeaten in all nine of their previous games against Spain played in England (W6 D3), most recently beating the reigning world champions 1-0 at Wembley in February 2025 in the UEFA Women’s Nations League.

● Spain have only won one of their eight qualifying matches for major tournaments against England (World Cup/EURO – D5 L2), a 2-1 win in September 1996 in a UEFA Women’s EURO qualification play-off match.

● England have lost just one of their last eleven games played at Wembley Stadium (W7 D3), winning each of their last three, and could win four consecutive matches at the national venue for the first time.

● Spain are unbeaten in each of their last 17 matches in all competitions (W15 D2 - excluding shootouts), since a 1-0 loss against England in February last year. It is their best run since going 24 games without defeat between March 2020 and July 2022.

● England remain unbeaten and haven’t conceded across their last 24 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying matches at home (W22 D2), since losing 1-0 to France in a play-off match in October 2002 at Selhurst Park.

● Spain are unbeaten in each of their last 31 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying matches - winning each of their last 22 - since a 1-0 loss to England at the New Den in April 2010.

● England have lost just one of their last 49 games in all competitions when leading at half-time (W43 D5), with the exception a 2-1 loss to Spain in June 2025 – Las Rojas meanwhile have only trailed at the break in two of their last 18 matches, but both occasions were against England (also in February 2025 – lost 1-0).

● Beth Mead has scored 39 goals in 78 appearances for England in all competitions and is just one goal away from equalling Fara Williams (40) in fifth on the all-time top Lionesses’ top goalscorer list, and only two goals away from moving level with Karen Walker (41) in fourth all-time.

● Spain’s Clàudia Pina has scored a brace in three of her last five international appearances, doing so in both of her last two outings. Her only other brace for the national team came against England in June 2025, in the UEFA Women’s Nations League.

● Georgia Stanway has scored in each of her last five appearances for England (8 goals) and could become the first player to score in six or more consecutive outings for the Lionesses since Kerry Davis had a seven-game run between March 1986 and November 1987.