Jul 12, 2026
Messi faces England at last as an old World Cup rivalry returns in the semis
Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta pits Thomas Tuchel’s England against Lionel Messi’s Argentina, reviving a fixture last played in 2005 and one Messi...
Thomas Tuchel
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Jul 10, 2026
Haaland and Norway chase history against England in the World Cup quarter-finals
Erling Haaland has seven goals and a nation on his shoulders as Norway reach a first World Cup quarter-final. England, unbeaten and favourites, must f...
Jul 8, 2026
A booking from the semis: the yellow-card tightrope facing the World Cup’s last eight
FIFA wipes every yellow card after the World Cup quarter-finals, leaving a clutch of players a single booking away from missing a semi-final. England,...
Jul 6, 2026
Norway reach a first World Cup quarter-final and get an England side built to win it all
Erling Haaland’s Norway are into the last eight for the first time in their history. Waiting for them in Miami on July 11 is Thomas Tuchel’s England,...
Jul 6, 2026
Bellingham double sends ten-man England past Mexico into the World Cup quarter-finals
Jude Bellingham’s first-half double set it up, then England held on with ten men at a raucous Azteca to knock out the co-hosts and reach the last eigh...
Jul 4, 2026
Mexico’s Azteca fortress awaits England in the World Cup last 16
The Three Lions must break down a Mexico side yet to concede a goal, in a stadium where the hosts almost never lose. Here is what awaits England in th...
Jul 1, 2026
Kane’s late double rescues England after a DR Congo scare
Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes as England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 in Atlanta and set up a last-16 meeting with Mexico.
Jun 30, 2026
England face a history-making DR Congo in the World Cup last 32
Thomas Tuchel’s side are favourites in Atlanta, but DR Congo have already rewritten their own World Cup story and will not surrender the round of 32 e...
Jun 27, 2026
Bellingham and Kane send England through as Group L winners
A patient England side broke Panama down after the hour to finish top of Group L and book a place in the World Cup round of 32.
Jun 27, 2026
England eye top spot in Group L against an eliminated Panama
England close out their group stage against a Panama side already heading home. Top spot is there for the taking, but Thomas Tuchel will want a sharpe...
Jun 25, 2026
Tuchel’s England are winning without convincing at the World Cup
England sit top of Group L and are unbeaten, but a flat goalless draw with Ghana dragged up the old questions Thomas Tuchel still has to answer before...
Jun 23, 2026
England held to a goalless draw by stubborn Ghana in Boston
Thomas Tuchel’s England were frustrated to a 0-0 draw by a stubborn Ghana in Boston, with Harry Kane skying the game’s clearest chance over the bar in...
Jun 23, 2026
England meet Ghana with top spot in Group L on the line
England and Ghana both won their openers and meet at Gillette Stadium knowing a win guarantees a place in the round of 32. The game kicks off at 1:30a...
Jun 17, 2026
Kane levels Lineker’s record as England beat Croatia 4-2 in a wild opener
Harry Kane’s brace took him level with Gary Lineker’s England World Cup goals record, but it took second-half strikes from Jude Bellingham and Marcus...
Jun 13, 2026
England begin their World Cup against the Croatia side that knocked them out in 2018
Eight years after Croatia ended their run in Moscow, England open their World Cup against the same opponent in Arlington, with Luka Modric chasing a f...
Jun 7, 2026
Kane settles it as a freestyling England edge New Zealand in the Florida heat
Rio Ngumoha lit up his debut and Harry Kane supplied the finish, but Thomas Tuchel was far from satisfied with a loose England display in sweltering T...
Jun 5, 2026
England open their World Cup warm-up against New Zealand in the Florida heat
Thomas Tuchel takes his side into the Florida heat for the first of two send-off games, with acclimatisation and minutes for the fringe mattering more...
May 29, 2026
Tuchel’s ruthless England squad leaves Foden, Palmer and Alexander-Arnold at home for the World Cup
England’s 26 are settled before camp opens in Florida on 1 June, and the omissions of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold say everythin...
Sep 9, 2025
England under Tuchel: Four wins but still unconvincing
England won four of their first five matches under Tuchel but failed to impress with their play. Fans are questioning whether the team can raise their...
Jun 6, 2025
Thomas Tuchel prepares England for extreme heat in 2026
England trains in heat tents to prepare for the hot conditions expected at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.