Head to head · Men's national teams
England v Spain
England and Spain have met 29 times since 1929: England lead 14–12.
14England wins
3draws
12Spain wins
Goals: England 48, Spain 37 · 29 meetings
Next meeting: Spain v England, 15 Nov 2026
· UEFA Nations League. See Formline's prediction.
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 15 May 1929: Spain 4–3 England in Madrid.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 26 September 2026: England 2–3 Spain (UEFA Nations League).
- England's biggest win: England 7–1 Spain, 1931.
- Spain's biggest win: Spain 3–0 England, 1960.
- 10 of the 29 meetings were competitive matches and 19 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 26 Sept | England 2–3 Spain UEFA Nations League · London, England |
Spain |
| 2024 | ||
| 14 Jul | Spain 2–1 England UEFA Euro · Berlin, Germany (neutral) |
Spain |
| 2018 | ||
| 15 Oct | Spain 2–3 England UEFA Nations League · Seville, Spain |
England |
| 8 Sept | England 1–2 Spain UEFA Nations League · London, England |
Spain |
| 2016 | ||
| 15 Nov | England 2–2 Spain Friendly · London, England |
Draw |
| 2015 | ||
| 13 Nov | Spain 2–0 England Friendly · Alicante, Spain |
Spain |
| 2011 | ||
| 12 Nov | England 1–0 Spain Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 2009 | ||
| 11 Feb | Spain 2–0 England Friendly · Seville, Spain |
Spain |
| 2007 | ||
| 7 Feb | England 0–1 Spain Friendly · Manchester, England |
Spain |
| 2004 | ||
| 17 Nov | Spain 1–0 England Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
Spain |
| 2001 | ||
| 28 Feb | England 3–0 Spain Friendly · Birmingham, England |
England |
| 1996 | ||
| 22 Jun | England 0–0 Spain (pens) UEFA Euro · London, England |
England |
| 1992 | ||
| 9 Sept | Spain 1–0 England Friendly · Santander, Spain |
Spain |
| 1987 | ||
| 18 Feb | Spain 2–4 England Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
England |
| 1982 | ||
| 5 Jul | Spain 0–0 England FIFA World Cup · Madrid, Spain |
Draw |
| 1981 | ||
| 25 Mar | England 1–2 Spain Friendly · London, England |
Spain |
| 1980 | ||
| 18 Jun | Spain 1–2 England UEFA Euro · Naples, Italy (neutral) |
England |
| 26 Mar | Spain 0–2 England Friendly · Barcelona, Spain |
England |
| 1968 | ||
| 8 May | Spain 1–2 England UEFA Euro qualification · Madrid, Spain |
England |
| 3 Apr | England 1–0 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · London, England |
England |
| 1967 | ||
| 24 May | England 2–0 Spain Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1965 | ||
| 8 Dec | Spain 0–2 England Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
England |
| 1960 | ||
| 26 Oct | England 4–2 Spain Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 15 May | Spain 3–0 England Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
Spain |
| 1955 | ||
| 30 Nov | England 4–1 Spain Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 18 May | Spain 1–1 England Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
Draw |
| 1950 | ||
| 2 Jul | England 0–1 Spain FIFA World Cup · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (neutral) |
Spain |
| 1931 | ||
| 9 Dec | England 7–1 Spain Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1929 | ||
| 15 May | Spain 4–3 England Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
Spain |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.