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England vs Spain: Free Streams and TV Channels for Nations League Opener

England host Spain at Wembley in the 2026/27 Nations League opener on Sept. 26, with free broadcasts in the UK, Spain and Ireland and paid options elsewhere, according to TechRadar.

TechRadar reports that the match will be free to watch in the UK on ITV1 and ITVX, in Spain on La 1 and RTVE Play, and in the Republic of Ireland on Virgin Media Play and Virgin Media 2. In the US, coverage is on FS2, which is carried by Fubo, YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, and can also be streamed on Fox One. In Canada, DAZN has the game, with prices starting at CA$24.99 per month. In Australia, beIN Sports 2 and beIN Sports Connect will show it, with a subscription costing AU$16.99 per month or AU$169.99 per year after a seven-day free trial. For viewers traveling abroad, TechRadar recommends using a VPN such as Proton VPN, which it says is up to 70% off and costs from $2.39 per month with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Spain arrives as World Cup, European Championship and Nations League holder under Luis de la Fuente, who has led the team to those titles in less than four years with a style that TechRadar describes as marrying silk with steel. TechRadar notes that Spain won the World Cup with a half-fit Lamine Yamal and a barely-fit Nico Williams, objectively their two best players. Both are now fit and scoring in La Liga, and Williams ran riot the last time these sides met in the Euro 2024 final, opening the scoring straight after half-time. Fermin Lopez has returned to the squad after an injury-enforced absence this summer.

England, meanwhile, hammered France for bronze at the World Cup, a result that TechRadar says only deepened anger over their semi-final exit. The German manager has hit back at criticism that his negative tactical switches and substitutions squandered what would have been England's first men's World Cup final appearance since 1966, instead placing the blame on the players, according to TechRadar. The manager said that 'ball possession is not in our DNA', despite choosing not to select Adam Wharton, Cole Palmer or Morgan Gibbs-White in North America. Palmer is absent again through injury, with Gibbs-White his replacement. More positively, Harry Kane last week scored his 100th Bundesliga goal in record time, while Jude Bellingham already has three La Liga goals and three assists for Real Madrid this season.

TechRadar reports that England and Spain have faced each other 28 times. England have won 14, Spain 11, and three games finished level. England have won only two of the previous nine meetings, including the most recent one, the Euro 2024 final.