España press on without Yamal as Inglaterra looms in Grupo 3

España beat the República Checa 2‑0 in their UEFA Nations League Grupo 3 fixture, doing so without Lamine Yamal and setting up a decisive showdown with Inglaterra later this month. The victory, reported by Olé, kept España on a perfect points record and moved them to the top of the group.

Match details

Luis de la Fuente made several changes to his line‑up, leaving out stars Lamine Yamal and Rodri.

España opened the scoring in the 39th minute after a handball penalty by Ambros, with Alex Baena converting from twelve steps for his second tournament goal.

In the second half both sides created chances, but a promising Spanish effort from Yeremy, set up by Unai Simón, was ruled out for a marginal off‑side by VAR.

República Checa relied on aerial power, and near the 68th minute Jan Hložek struck the post following a poor Spanish goalkeeper exit.

With twenty minutes remaining Ladislav Krejci received a red card after VAR determined he had denied a clear goal‑scoring opportunity, reducing República Checa to ten men.

España, unbeaten in forty‑two consecutive matches, managed the lead while the shorthanded República Checa pressed for an equaliser.

Marc Pubill added a second goal in the closing stages, sealing the 2‑0 result for España.

Group implications

The win took España to fifteen points, keeping them atop Grupo 3 ahead of Inglaterra, who sit on twelve after a 2‑1 victory over Croatia.

Croatia remain on three points and the República Checa are still without points at the bottom of the table.

Both España and Inglaterra have already qualified for the quarter‑finals, meaning the group winner will be decided on Sunday 15 November at the Metropolitano in Madrid.

Olé noted that the upcoming clash could determine the leader of Grupo 3.