Spanish delight as Iniesta goal sees off woeful England

England 0 Spain 1

After a disastrous October double-header, McClaren’s men appeared to have stopped the rot with a decent performance in Holland in November.

But the winter months seem to have had a negative impact on an admittedly injury-hit side, who started well but slowly subsided and eventually lost to Andres Iniesta’s well-taken second-half effort.