England start their Nations League campaign with a Wembley clash against world champions Spain this weekend.The Three Lions haven’t kicked a ball since finishing third at the World Cup after missing out on the chance to take on La Roja in the final.England were left heartbroken after defeat to Argentina in AtlantaGettyEngland faced 2022 champions Argentina in the semi-finals in the USA and opened the scoring through Anthony Gordon early in the second half.But from there, they retreated further and further back, inviting pressure, and eventually it told as Enzo Fernandez levelled it before Lisandro Martinez scored the winner.After the game, Thomas Tuchel was heavily blamed for the defeat, but the FA have elected to stand by the German with all eyes on the 2028 Euros.And this game represents a chance for England to see how far away they are.Spain haven’t lost a match in 90 minutes since a 1-0 defeat to Colombia in March 2024.They are now defending world and European champions as well and made the 2025 Nations League final, losing to Portugal on penalties.England vs Spain: Date and how to followThis Nations League Group A3 game will take place on Friday, September 26.The game at Wembley will kick off at 7:45pm.talkSPORT will have live coverage, with Adrian Durham, Jim Proudfoot and England icon Stuart Pearce.Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app, whilst talkSPORT is also available to watch on Samsung TV Plus.Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X.For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET.In the end, Tuchel didn’t deliver the World Cup trophyGettySpain are the best international team in the worldGettyEngland games during this international breakSATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER19:45 England v Spain – Nations League – talkSPORTPresented by Adrian Durham. 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Commentary from Jim Proudfoot and former England captain Stuart PearceEngland vs Spain: Team newsCole Palmer was called up for this international break, but he is set to be withdrawn due to ‘load management’.In his place, Nottingham Forest‘s Morgan Gibbs-White has been given the call-up.There are first professional call-ups for Alex Scott and Rio Ngumoha after both were in the pre-World Cup squad.World Cup members Dean Henderson, Jordan Henderson, Reece James, Djed Spence and John Stones all miss out.Tino Livramento was called up as well, but he missed Newcastle United‘s 2-1 win over Hull City with injury.England squadGoalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton), James Trafford (Leeds United)Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Trevoh Chalobah (Como), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarrell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Alex Scott (Bournemouth)Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)Gibbs-White has a deserved chance in the England squadGettyPalmer’s great start to the season was rewarded with a recall, but he’s pulled outGettyEngland vs Spain: What has been said?After the World Cup, Tuchel has been reflecting on where it all went wrong against Argentina, and he believes that his team didn’t embrace their strengths enough.Speaking after his squad announcement, he said: “That would be the wish, that we become for ten minutes a little bit more like Spain, here and there.“The more I reflect on it, it’s maybe more buying into our strengths and play more minutes like we played the second half against Croatia, and more minutes like we played the first half against France, and buying into these strengths, because I think we get a lot of value out of it, we get a lot of connection to the fans, this is what the Premier League reflects.“We are maybe not the most economical team to play football but this is maybe also a characteristic of the Premier League. The Premier League is not a very economical league, you have to play.“You need to max out every single match otherwise you cannot compete for the title so this is something more beautiful. But this is where we are, where I am in my mindset and I think where the players are, so it’s still a bit ambiguous.”