Carlton Cole made his England debut as a late substitute while Robert Green and Matthew Upson both played the whole of the second half for England in the 2-0 defeat by Spain.
Cole came on in the 75th minute and looked lively during his late run-out, showing some nice early touches to bring others into play. The striker then so nearly marked his first appearance with a goal two minutes from the end when he picked up David Beckham's through-ball and rounded Pepe Reina, only for Carlos Marchena to clear his goalbound effort off the line.
Green and Upson joined the fray at half-time with the visitors already a goal down from David Villa's superb 36th-minute opener. Green looked assured on his second appearance for his country and could do nothing about young substitute Fernando Llorente's header with eight minutes to go. The West Ham No1 made several well-taken catches and kicked well throughout.
Upson played confidently alongside captain John Terry in central defence on his 13th cap for the Three Lions. The 29-year-old did not allow the Spanish forwards any space and zipped several smart passes forward.
The game was the first time three West Ham United players have been on the pitch at the same time for England in seven years. The last occasion saw David James, Trevor Sinclair and Joe Cole line up in a 1-1 draw with Portugal at Villa Park on 7 September 2002.