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  "title": "England's best 'for a long time' despite Spain defeat, says Kane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/englands-best-for-a-long-time-despite-spain-defeat-says-kane",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T21:21:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/englands-best-long-time-despite-212139824.html"
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  "account": "England's Three Lions delivered some of their best-ever football despite a 3-2 loss to world champions Spain in a Nations League match at Wembley on Friday. England captain Harry Kane admitted that the team produced exceptional moments, particularly in the first half, but conceded that the result fell short of expectations. In the first half, England took the lead with a brilliant counter-attack, but Spain equalized through Lamine Yamal. Despite missing a penalty, Kane headed in a goal, and England led until halftime. However, Spain came back strong, scoring a second goal to extend their unbeaten run to 39 games. Kane criticized his own performance, stating that England were playing at their highest level, similar to their World Cup performance, but fell short due to defensive errors and missed opportunities. The loss was a familiar tale of what could have been, with England having reached the semi-finals in four of their last five major tournaments without winning one since 1966.",
  "summary": "England captain Harry Kane said that the Three Lions produced some of their best football for a long time despite losing 3-2 at home to world champions Spain in the Nations League on Friday.Probably similar again today,\" Kane told ITV. \"We had a lot of good moments, so I think that period (either side of half-time) was as good as we've played in a long, long time and that's the standard that we…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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