The Three Lions hope to build on the optimism generated by their World Cup run

All eyes are expected to be glued to England’s first post-World Cup fixture as Gareth Southgate’s side look to build on the optimism generated by their successful run at the World Cup.

The Three Lions face Spain at the start of a new competition cycle, with Wembley hosting the first match in Group 4 of the newly created UEFA Nations League.

2 Gareth Southgate led England to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990

The competition has been introduced to largely replace friendly matches, and it gets under way next month with the winner being decided in June 2019.

England and Spain are both in the highest division of the competition, League A, and they are joined in Group 4 by the team that knocked Southgate’s side out the World Cup – Croatia.

The competition promises to be rather intriguing as it pits top teams against each other in a competitive environment, and England fans have been expected to tune in to see how the Three Lions fare after such an exciting summer.

However, millions will not be able to watch England’s first post-World Cup fixture as it is not being broadcast on terrestrial television.

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Sky Sports won the rights to show the entire Nations League, including all of England’s matches and the first two editions of the Final Four, which are scheduled for June 2019 and June 2021.

ITV retain the rights for England’s World Cup and European Championship qualifiers until 2022, but they are only allowed to show highlights on the Nations League.

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This is a real blow to viewers, who are being denied the opportunity to watch an entire senior international tournament for free for the first time ever.

England’s first post-World Cup fixture might not be on terrestrial TV, but you CAN listen to full commentary of the clash against Spain LIVE on talkSPORT on Saturday, September 8.