Tuchel insists England should embrace underdog status at 2026 World Cup

<ul><li><p>Tuchel: ‘I don’t see why we should burden ourselves’</p></li><li><p>Head coach ‘not just collecting most talented players’</p></li></ul><p>Thomas Tuchel has said England would be underdogs at the World Cup and would be stronger if they did not allow themselves to become burdened by expectation.</p><p>Tuchel, who delivered another warning to Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden by reiterating that he is not looking to collect talents, was adamant that his side would not be one of the favourites next summer. The German stressed that England, who have been losing finalists in two successive European Championships, should not get carried away given they have not won the men’s World Cup since 1966.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/08/tuchel-insists-england-should-embrace-underdog-status-at-2026-world-cup">Continue reading...</a>