England vs Spain opens both teams' League A Group A3 campaign in the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League on Saturday, 26 September 2026. The match will be played at Wembley Stadium in London and kicks off at 7:45 pm British time. For readers following from Brazil, kickoff is at 3:45 pm Brasília time. In mainland Spain, it is 8:45 pm.
The fixture is Matchday 1 in a group that also includes Croatia and Czechia. UEFA lists England vs Spain among the standout games of the opening round, while the English and Spanish federations confirm the date, venue and the rest of each team's schedule in the international window.
England vs Spain: date, kickoff time and stadium
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, 26 September 2026 |
| Competition | 2026/27 UEFA Nations League, League A, Group A3, Matchday 1 |
| Stadium | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| Brasília time | 3:45 pm |
| London time | 7:45 pm, BST |
| Mainland Spain time | 8:45 pm, CEST |
The Wembley venue and 7:45 pm London kickoff are confirmed in the official England schedule. The RFEF lists the same fixture at 8:45 pm in mainland Spain. On 26 September, London will be on BST and mainland Spain on CEST, making the Brazilian kickoff time 3:45 pm in Brasília.
What the match opens in Group A3
England, Spain, Croatia and Czechia make up Group A3. According to the official UEFA preview updated on 22 September, the group's opening round features Czechia vs Croatia and England vs Spain on the same Saturday.
For England, the fixture also marks a return to League A after winning their League B group in the previous edition. Spain starts this campaign after finishing as the 2025 Nations League runner-up. Those details add context, but the practical point is straightforward: Wembley is the first 2026/27 Nations League stop for both teams.
England's schedule after facing Spain
England has three more matches in this first Nations League international window. The confirmed sequence is:
- 29 September: Czechia vs England, 7:45 pm UK time, at Fortuna Arena in Prague.
- 3 October: Croatia vs England, 5:00 pm UK time, at Stadion HNK Rijeka in Rijeka.
- 6 October: England vs Czechia, 7:45 pm UK time, at Wembley.
The full 2026/27 England schedule is published by England Football.
Spain's schedule after Wembley
Spain also plays three more matches before the September and October international window ends:
- 29 September: Spain vs Croatia, 8:45 pm mainland Spain time, at Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in Seville.
- 3 October: Spain vs Czechia, 8:45 pm, at Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo.
- 6 October: Croatia vs Spain, 8:45 pm, at Stadion Poljud in Split.
The official RFEF schedule confirms the venues and kickoff times in Spain's sequence.
Confirmed withdrawals and squad changes through 22 September
England's official update on 21 September stated that Tino Livramento, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice had withdrawn from the international window because of injury issues. James Garner and Morgan Gibbs-White were called up to join the squad. The details are in the England Football squad update.
For Spain, the RFEF reported on 22 September that Pedro Porro was out through injury. Iván Fresneda, originally selected for the under-21 squad, was called into the senior team. The update appears in the official Spain camp report.
These are the changes confirmed by the official sources checked through 22 September. Further medical assessments or squad changes can still happen before kickoff, so the current list should not be treated as a predicted starting lineup.
How to read the kickoff times across time zones
On 26 September, London will be four hours ahead of Brasília and mainland Spain will be five hours ahead. The same kickoff therefore corresponds to 3:45 pm in Brasília, 7:45 pm in London and 8:45 pm in Madrid. For readers in Brazil, the simplest reference time is 3:45 pm Brasília time.
