England, World Cup and Thomas Tuchel

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Who makes England World Cup squad after Japan loss? Predicting Thomas Tuchel's 26-man list
England's preparations for the World Cup hit an unwelcome though probably insignificant speed bump on Friday night as Japan claimed their first-ever win against the Three Lions at a fractious and rapi...

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Predicting England's 2026 World Cup squad: Who will Thomas Tuchel take, who's on the fringes?
England beaten by Japan in final match before World Cup squad named
England 0-1 Japan PLAYER RATINGS: Which star has big questions over their World Cup place? Who looks way short of confidence and rhythm? And who left Thomas Tuchel furious?
England 's final friendly before Thomas Tuchel names his World Cup squad ended in disaster with a 1-0 home defeat by Japan.

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Tuchel confident England’s 1-0 friendly loss to Japan won’t hurt World Cup chances
England vs. Japan result: Mitoma's strike enough as visitors claim victory -- as it happened
England player ratings as Arsenal ace struggles but midfielder stands up in Japan loss
Elliot Anderson's effort in the first-half was as close as England came, his strike cannoning off the bar, but even with the clock against them the Three Lions struggled to create any sort of chance t...

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England 0-1 Japan: Three Lions suffer defeat in final match before World Cup squad named
England vs Japan LIVE SCORE: Woeful Three Lions LOSE to Samurai Blue at Wembley as World Cup preparations take HUGE hit

England appoint Smith as spin-bowling coach

England appoint ex-Gloucestershire bowler Tom Smith as their spin-bowling coach for this summer.

Real Madrid Fume at England Over ‘Unnecessary’ Jude Bellingham Decision

The England international has only logged 16 minutes since returning from injury.

Plotting England’s possible path to World Cup glory

Mexico in the last 16? Brazil in the quarter-finals? Argentina in the semis? Jack Pitt-Brooke attempts to map out England's road to glory

England World Cup roster projection: Phil Foden spot not assured, Tuchel says

Man City playmaker Phil Foden has struggled for playing time. Will he be in the World Cup squad?

Guehi calls on England to stay positive despite Japan defeat

Marc Guehi has called on England to stay positive despite their 1-0 defeat to Japan at Wembley.England were beaten by Japan on home soil in the final friendly before Thomas Tuchel names his squad for

England ‘do not have the same threat’ without Harry Kane, Thomas Tuchel says

The head coach said it was "absolutely normal" to not be the same without the team's captain and central attacking threat.

England 0-1 Japan (Mar 31, 2026) Game Analysis - ESPN

Tuesday's defeat was Tuchel's second since taking charge at the start of last year and decided by Kaoru Mitoma's fine first-half finish at the end of a well-worked move started by the Japan star dispossessing Cole Palmer.