The England team v Spain has been announced.
A 7.45pm kick-off on Saturday night at Wembley.
A first match for England since the World Cup finals.
Thomas Tuchel having led the national side to third place at the tournament.
Tonight also sees The FA and England paying tribute to Kevin Keegan, this Nations League match against Spain is the first for the Three Lions since the England great’s passing in July.
So this is the England team v Spain that has been named just over an hour before kick-off:
Trafford, Quansah, Konsa, Guehi, O’Reilly, Anderson, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Bellingham, Gordon, Kane
Subs:
Pickford, Alexander-Arnold, Hall, Scott, Chalobah, Branthwaite, Garner, Rogers, Calvert-Lewin, Gibbs-White, Eze, Steele
Spain team v England:
Unai Simon, Garcia, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Rodrigo, Fabian Ruiz, Olmo, Yamal, Williams Jr, Torres
Thomas Tuchel named his England squad eight days ago but then lost five of the players – Tino Livramento, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice.
At the same time as naming five withdrawing, The FA named two that had been added, James Garner and Morgan Gibbs-White.
England have this match against World Cup winners Spain, a 7.45pm kick-off at Wembley on Saturday 26 September.
Then for Thomas Tuchel and his players it is the Czech Republic v England on Tuesday 29 September, with a 7.45pm kick-off. Followed by Croatia v England at 5pm on Saturday 3 October. Finally, it is England v Czech Republic at 7.45pm on Tuesday 6 October.
Instead of having three international breaks each for a fortnight in September, October and November, the football authorities have combined the September and October 2026 ones in just one that lasts three weeks. The November 2026 break remains the same, lasting two weeks.
The England squad (see below) after the five dropped out and the two came in:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion), James Trafford (Leeds United)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Trevoh Chalobah (Como), Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarrell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth)
Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)