FIFA World Cup 2026 | England's Coach Tuchel On Defeat Against Argentina: 'It Is Our Scar That We Carry Now'
Thomas Tuchel said Friday that England's players carry the "scars" of a painful World Cup exit, admitting there was still a gap to close to the top nations. The England boss has been heavily criticised for his defensive substitutions in a 2-1 semi-final defeat by Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon put England on track to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 but late goals from Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez turned the match around. The Three Lions face France in the third-place play-off in Miami on Saturday after Didier Deschamps' men were beaten 2-0 by European champions Spain.
