SpainW10 Jul · Home Belgium · 2:1W14 Jul · Away France · 2:0W19 Jul · Home Argentina · 1:0W26 Sep · Away England · 3:2W29 Sep · Home Croatia · 4:1W3 Oct · Home Czech Republic · 3:1
3:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Czech RepublicL12 Jun · Away South Korea · 1:2D18 Jun · Home South Africa · 1:1L25 Jun · Home Mexico · 0:3L26 Sep · Home Croatia · 1:2L29 Sep · Home England · 0:2L3 Oct · Away Spain · 1:3
In the UEFA Nations League game on 3 October 2026, Spain beat Czech Republic 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 10:2, corners 5:0.
Match report
Spain beat Czechia 3-1 in the UEFA Nations League League A at the Carlos Tartiere on October 3rd. The result keeps Spain top of their group with nine points from three games, while Czechia remain fourth with none.
Lamine Yamal put Spain ahead in the sixth minute, and here's the thing — that early strike set the tone for everything that followed. Spain kept knocking on the door and Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante doubled the lead just before the break in the 35th minute.
By then the visitors had found their footing, and Jiri Slama pulled one back in the 69th minute. To be fair, it gave the game a flicker of life before Spain tightened things up. The hosts made changes at the interval, bringing on Alejandro Baena Rodríguez and Pedri.
Mikel Merino sealed the victory in the 89th minute, and the red card for Ladislav Krejčí in the 85th minute meant Czechia had to see out the final minutes with ten men. Santiago Denia Sánchez picked up a yellow at the same moment.
Spain dominated with 69 per cent possession and 768 passes compared to Czechia's 340. They created five big chances and registered ten shots on target, while the visitors managed just two. The expected goals figures — 2.1 to 0.49 — told the same story.
We gave a home win with 72 per cent confidence before kick-off, and the result confirmed what we expected. Spain never got going against anyone who could match them, and here's the thing — this was always going to be straightforward.
Spain hold every card in the group with three wins from three, and the old head settled them down when the game needed composure. Czechia's run of defeats continued, and they find themselves bottom of the pile with zero points.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %69–31
Shots on target10–2
Shots off target5–3
Expected goals2.10–0.49
HT⚽6' Lamine Yamal — Goal⚽35' Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante — Goal⇄45' Alejandro Baena Rodríguez — Substitution⇄45' Lamine Yamal — Substitution⇄57' Lukas Ambros — Substitution⇄57' Roman Macek — Substitution⇄67' Daniel Olmo Carvajal — Substitution⇄67' Pedri — Substitution⚽69' Jiri Slama — Goal⇄73' Alex Král — Substitution⇄73' Matej Radosta — Substitution⇄77' Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante — Substitution🟨79' Ladislav Krejčí — Yellow card🟨82' Michal Sadílek — Yellow card🟥85' Ladislav Krejčí — Red card🟨85' Santiago Denia Sánchez — Yellow card⇄87' Adam Hložek — Substitution🟨89' Ondrej Lingr — Yellow card⚽89' Mikel Merino — Goal🟨90' Antonin Kinsky — Yellow card🟨90' Stepan Chaloupek — Yellow card🟨90+1' Antonin Kinsky — Yellow card🟨90+3' Fermín López — Yellow card
0'45'90'
Match events
6'1:0Spain⚽GoalLamine Yamal assist: Daniel Olmo Carvajal
W10 Jul · Home Belgium · 2:1W14 Jul · Away France · 2:0W19 Jul · Home Argentina · 1:0W26 Sep · Away England · 3:2W29 Sep · Home Croatia · 4:1W3 Oct · Home Czech Republic · 3:1
L12 Jun · Away South Korea · 1:2D18 Jun · Home South Africa · 1:1L25 Jun · Home Mexico · 0:3L26 Sep · Home Croatia · 1:2L29 Sep · Home England · 0:2L3 Oct · Away Spain · 1:3
