Spain already have the European crown and the world title. On this evidence, another trophy may soon be heading their way.La Roja have lost just twice in the past three years – to Colombia in a friendly and Portugal on penalties in the Nations League final last year. Since then, they have been relentless. They came from behind to beat England at Wembley and then swept Croatia aside 4-1 in Seville, extending their unbeaten run to more than a year.And once again, Lamine Yamal was at the heart of it.##TWITTER_<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lamine Yamal vs Croatia<br><br>- THE BEST IN THE WORLD.<a href="https://t.co/vLbkQjwfjs">pic.twitter.com/vLbkQjwfjs</a></p>— Hansi’s Barça 🇩🇪 (fan) (@Flickxball) <a href="https://x.com/Flickxball/status/2105037556278820917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>##Spain needed barely two minutes to break the deadlock, with Yamal finding the net after Alex Baena's delivery and Fermin Lopez cleverly allowing the ball to run through to his Barcelona teammate. From there, Spain produced another exhibition of slick combinations, quick passing and attacking freedom, with Yamal providing plenty of the chaos.Croatia had their moments, but Spain were simply too good. Luka Modric watched from the bench as the visitors were eventually blown away 4-1, despite a starting XI packed with players with Dinamo Zagreb connections.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Across the Channel, England were nowhere near as fluent, but they got the job done against the Czech Republic, winning 2-0 in Prague.Thomas Tuchel's side were handed a major advantage midway through the first half when Pavel Sulc was sent off for a studs-up challenge on Elliot Anderson. England struggled to make the extra man count before the break, with Morgan Rogers hitting the post and Harry Kane denied by Matej Kovar.##TWITTER_<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨🏴 ANTHONY GORDON OPENS THE SCORING FOR ENGLAND! 💙❤️ <a href="https://t.co/04BXYS65xN">pic.twitter.com/04BXYS65xN</a></p>— Hamza Abdelkarim (@energy_64) <a href="https://x.com/energy_64/status/2105024004679688672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>##But they emerged from the interval with far more purpose. Trent Alexander-Arnold then produced a superb pass to split the Czech defence, and Yamal's Barcelona teammate Anthony Gordon showed exactly why he is among England's most in-form players, heading home a superb opener in the 47th minute.Twenty minutes later, Kane added the second, extending his scoring streak to five consecutive games for club and country. England could have made the victory more emphatic, but there was no need.UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE – DIVISION AGroup 3England – Spain 2-3 (2-1)/Gordon 36, Kane 40 – Yamal 2, Baena 60, Oyarzabal 74/Czechia – Croatia 1-2 (0-0)/Karabec 54 – Modric 47, Pasalic 77/SundayDenmark – Wales 2-0 (0-0)/Davies 53(og), Isaksen 66/Serbia – Netherlands 1-2 (0-1)/Jovic 46 – Meerdink 30 (p), 69/Germany – Greece 0-1 (0-0)/Kourbelis 74/Norway – Portugal 1-2 (0-1)/Haaland 51 – Felix 17, Ramos 54/MondayBelgium – France 0-1 (0-0)/Olise 89/Turkey – Italy 1-4 (0-3)/Yilmaz 47 – Bastoni 9, Frattesi 22, Kayode 27, Esposito 50/TuesdayCzech Republic – England 0-2 (0-0)/Gordon 47, Kane 69/Spain – Croatia 4-1 (2-1)/Yamal 2, 63, Pubil 31, Williams 89 – Beljo 28/##SOFASCORE_<iframe id="sofa-standings-embed-64389-89945" src="https://widgets.sofascore.com/embed/tournament/64389/season/89945/standings?widgetTitle=UEFA+Nations+League+26%2F27%2C+League+A%2C+Group+3&showCompetitionLogo=true&widgetTheme=light" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important; height:483px!important;max-width:768px!important;"></iframe><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"> Standings provided by <a target="_blank" href="https://sofascore.com/">Sofascore</a> </div>##
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