EUROPE — Ten matches completed Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League on Saturday, 26 September.
Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley. Lamine Yamal scored after two minutes, Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane put England ahead, then Álex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal completed the comeback after Kane hit the bar from a penalty. Spain’s unbeaten run stretched to 39 matches.
Croatia won 2-1 in Prague. Luka Modrić and Mario Pašalić scored; Adam Karabec replied for Czechia.
Switzerland beat North Macedonia 3-0 in Skopje. Scotland drew 0-0 in Ljubljana with Slovenia.
Saturday results
League A
- England 2-3 Spain — Gordon 36’, Kane 40’; Yamal 2’, Baena 60’, Oyarzabal 74’
- Czechia 1-2 Croatia — Karabec 54’; Modrić 47’, Pašalić 77’
League B
- North Macedonia 0-3 Switzerland
- Slovenia 0-0 Scotland
League C
- Albania 2-0 Belarus
- San Marino 0-7 Finland — Pohjanpalo 5’, 79’, 88’ pen; Golinucci og 51’
- Faroe Islands 1-1 Kazakhstan — Samuelsen 14’; Erlanov 26’
- Slovakia 2-0 Moldova
- Bulgaria 1-2 Luxembourg — Chandarov 18’; Barreiro 37’, Thill 65’
- Iceland 1-1 Estonia — Guðjohnsen 45’; Paskotši 64’
Finland’s seven-goal win in Serravalle was the day’s heaviest scoreline. Luxembourg took three points in Plovdiv. Albania beat Belarus in Tirana.
Sunday’s programme includes Israel v Republic of Ireland in Debrecen, Norway v Portugal, Germany v Greece, Denmark v Wales and Serbia v Netherlands.
