{
  "id": 10212204,
  "title": "England closing the gap on Spain says Kane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/england-closing-the-gap-on-spain-says-kane",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T12:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/england-closing-gap-spain-says-123206714.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "England forward Harry Kane has claimed that his national team is closing the gap on Spain, despite losing their Nations League match against the reigning world champions. Thomas Tuchel's Spain side staged a comeback, securing a 3-2 victory over England at Wembley on Saturday after leading at halftime with goals from Lamine Yamal, Anthony Gordon, and Kane. Kane missed a penalty, which hit the crossbar, but had the opportunity to extend England's lead to 3-1. Spain equalized through Alex Baena and won it with Mikel Oyarzabal's goal. Despite the loss, Kane is confident that England's performance demonstrated they can compete with Spain. \"I think we're close, without a doubt,\" he stated. \"Anyone who watched that game will see that. They have the trophies to back it up, so until we do that, we can only use words. We have to show it on the pitch.\" England's defeat in the Euro 2024 final and their semi-final loss to Argentina at the World Cup suggest that Kane believes their Saturday's performance will have left an impression on the world champions. \"We showed a lot of good things on the pitch, but in the big moments, we didn't quite have it,\" Kane added. \"But we're top four in the world. We finished third in the World Cup, so without a doubt, we're close, and I think they would have felt that out there today for sure.\"",
  "summary": "Harry Kane insists England are close to the level of Spain despite losing their Nations League clash with the world champions.Kane is sure England's performance against Spain on Saturday will have left an impression on the world champions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Spain extend record unbeaten run with comeback 3-2 win over England",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/spain-extend-record-unbeaten-run-with-comeback-3-2-win-over-england",
        "published": "2026-09-27T01:07:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}