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Mikel Oyarzabal breaks England hearts again as Harry Kane misses bizarre double-touch penalty
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Spanish footballer (born 1997)
Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad, which he captains, and the Spain national team.
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Harry Edward Kane is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the world, one of the best strikers of his generation, and one of England's greatest ever players. Kane has scored over 500 career goals for club and country, being Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top goalscorer (280), England's all-time top goalscorer (86), and the highest-scoring English player in the UEFA Champions League (54).
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Mikel Oyarzabal came off the bench to haunt England once more, securing a dramatic 3-2 Nations League victory for Spain at Wembley. The late winner arrived after Harry Kane had missed a crucial penalty due to a bizarre double-touch rule, capping off an incredibly frantic encounter between the two European heavyweights.
Spain player ratings vs England: Super-subs Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal inspire a stunning 3-2 comeback victory in the Nations League at Wembley.