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  "title": "England's best 'for a long time' despite Spain defeat, says Kane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/englands-best-for-a-long-time-despite-spain-defeat-says-kane",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T02:37:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/09/1542022/englands-best-long-time-despite-spain-defeat-says-kane"
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  "account": "England's Harry Kane hailed his team's performance despite losing 3-2 to reigning world champions and European champions Spain in a Nations League match at Wembley on Friday. The Three Lions started poorly, with Marc Guehi allowing Lamine Yamal to score the opening goal. However, England quickly responded, leading before halftime thanks to Anthony Gordon's goal and Kane's header. Kane then had a penalty chance in the second half, which would have made it 3-1, but Spain equalized through Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal. England's captain Kane said that the team reached \"good levels\" in the World Cup, but didn't quite put a full 90 minutes together. He believes that the period either side of halftime was as good as they've played in a long time and that's the standard they know they can reach. England faced off against the reigning world champions and European champions, and Kane stated that on another day, they would have won. Thomas Tuchel's men suffered two defensive errors that cost them the game, including a giveaway by Nico O Riley, who followed Guehi's mistake. Tuchel criticized his team for not taking chances and reducing crucial mistakes. While the effort and quality were there on the day, the result was not perfect.",
  "summary": "LONDON: 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.",
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        "title": "England's best 'for a long time' despite Spain defeat, says Kane",
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