World Cup winners Spain to face England next in unprecedented international window

SPAIN will play England in their first game since being crowned champions of the world. The Spanish will take on Thomas Tuchel’s team at Wembley in the Nations League on September 26. England will be Spain’s first opponents since becoming world champions for the second time Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Ferran Torres’ extra-time goal gave Spain the glory in Sunday’s final Credit: Shutterstock Editorial And it will be the opening game of the first ever international window which will feature FOUR matches across two weeks. Although the international window starts later than normal, it will mean that there will be no top-flight domestic football over two weekends meaning a three-week gap. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Bournemouth are at home to Liverpool and Fulham face Manchester United on September 20 and the next round of games are on October 10. After the Spain game, with tickets to go on sale next month, England travel to Czech Republic on September 29 and Croatia in Rijeka on October 3. The Croatia game will be played behind closed doors due to a punishment dished out by Uefa due to racism and far-right incidents. England are at home to the Czech Republic on October 6 before the final two games against Croatia at Wembley and away to Spain in November. If England finish in the top two of their League A group, they will go into the Nations League quarter-finals in March and the finals will be staged next June. The Three Lions earned promotion back into League A after winning their League B group under interim manager Lee Carsley in 2024. Most read in Sport It will be the teams’ first meeting since the Euro 2024 final Credit: The Times BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS It seems likely that it will still be Thomas Tuchel in the dugout for England, who wants to at least see out his contract which runs until the end of Euro 2028. Pundits have been split in their assessment of the German, with BBC co-commentator Danny Murphy claiming he should be sacked as he’s “failed”. Comment now