A brace from Barcelona B forward Sergio Gomez had seen the Young Lions trailing by two with just half an hour played, but goals from Rhian Brewster, Morgan Gibbs-White, Phil Foden and Marc Guehi in reply helped England earn a remarkable comeback against the three-time runners-up.

The result also marks an incredible double for England following the Under-20s' success in their World Cup earlier this summer, and makes them just the second country in history to win two World Cups in different age brackets in the same calendar year.

Steve Cooper's charges were on the attack right from the whistle and had a host of chances to go ahead in the opening few minutes.

There was less than a minute on the clock when Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Gibbs-White had the ball reversed to him by Liverpool's Brewster, but his toe-poke from close range was well-saved by Spain keeper Alvaro Fernandez.

Fulham's Steven Sessegnon next found himself with an opportunity on goal, but his poor shot went well wide of the post.

Despite England's early dominance, Spain were quick on the counter and duly grabbed an early advantage through 17-year-old Gomez.

Skipper Abel Ruiz played in for Barca teammate Juan Miranda in the area, the resultant cross landing neatly for Gomez, who tapped in for his first of the evening despite being in an offside position.

Manchester City's young playmaker Foden was causing havoc for his opponents in the early stages, but his blocked set piece close to the Spanish goal almost led to a second down the other end of the pitch.

Moha claimed the break, racing forward unchallenged before England stopper Curtis Anderson showed good timing to meet him and thwart the threat.

England were on the front foot as the contest wore on but found themselves two goals down just after the half-hour mark as Gomez bagged his second of the evening.

Real Madrid midfielder Cesar Gelabert was the provider, trying to find the net himself from close range as he twisted and turned around a host of England bodies, before the ball found its way to Gomez, who sent a fierce shot into the top-right corner.

The Lions were undeterred and had a host of opportunities to claw one back as the half-time whistle approached.

Brewster's shot went straight into the face of Miranda and rebounded to Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi, who crossed in for Foden near the far post, but his header went wide.

Hudson-Odoi had the best chance of the half minutes later, sending a powerful shot goalwards from just outside the area only for it to bounce off the post.

England did manage to halve the deficit just before the whistle, however, when Sessegnon's excellent shot from the right found a waiting Brewster, who headed in simply past Fernandez.

It was momentum to the Lions after the break, and Gibbs-White almost restored parity when he collected a long ball on the left of the box but sent his shot blazing over.

Ten minutes later the Wolves youngster did get on the scoresheet, however, tapping in past Fernandez from Sessegnon's cross into the six-yard box from the right.

Spain almost had an instant reply as Gomez's corner found the head of Miranda, but Anderson was well-placed with a save.

An open contest ensued, with chances at both ends of the pitch as the two sides hunted for a winner, but it was England who managed to get a tentative hand on the trophy with 20 minutes remaining.

Foden was the hero, his hard work all evening bearing fruit as he slotted in past Fernandez following a smart cross from an onrushing Sessegnon down the left.

Sessegnon was then called upon to keep his side in front, making an impressive goalline clearance after Anderson had failed to meet the challenge of Ferran Torres's corner.

Ruiz had his best shot of the afternoon with 10 minutes left to play, doing well to evade skipper Joel Latibeaudiere and a sliding tackle from Sessegnon, but his effort went over the bar.

Any nerves England had over the result were settled in the dying minutes however, as first Guehi found the net and Foden claimed his second of the evening to complete the remarkable turnaround.

Hudson-Odoi's free kick found its way to the head of Latibeaudiere, Guehi turning the cross neatly past Fernandez to all but wrap up the result.

With seconds remaining, Foden delivered added gloss to the occasion, showing great composure to shoot in after collecting Hudson-Odoi's long cross from the left.

The result saw England, who had never made it past the quarter-finals of the competition before, also become the first side in history to score more than three goals in an Under-17 World Cup final.

Prior to this year's unprecedented double, England had not won a World Cup at any age level since the famous triumph in 1966.