4 h. ago Thomas Tuchel wants England to be hungry for World Cup after drawing Croatia

England will also face Panama and Ghana in Group L.

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4 h. ago Thomas Tuchel responds to 2026 World Cup draw with message to players

England will play Croatia, Ghana and Panama in a potentially testing World Cup group

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel keeps his cool amid cringe, confusion and drama of World Cup draw | David Hytner

England manager happy to ‘focus on what we can influence’ after a draw that will live long in the memory and not for the right reasons At the end of an extraordinary day in the US capital and a World Cup draw that lurched between the ridiculous and the sublime (with a greater emphasis on the former, if the truth be told), Thomas Tuchel and England now know. Croatia in Toronto or Dallas. Ghana in Boston or Toronto. Panama in New Jersey or Philadelphia. And that is just the group games.With the excitement running wild and, well, England being England, their determination to bring it home to the fore, it was not long before the permutations were being scrutinised. It could be Mexico at the Azteca in the last 16 – the scene of the Hand of God in 1986. It could be Brazil in Miami in the quarter-finals. Tuchel pulled a face as if to say: “Wow.” There had been a lot to process. And that is before we talk about the Honourable Donald J Trump and his Fifa peace prize glory. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Thomas Tuchel reacts to England World Cup draw and potential tie from "another galaxy"

England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama at next year's World Cup in Mexico, USA and Canada after the draw for the group stages was made in Washington with Thomas Tuchel in attendance

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6 h. ago Thomas Tuchel expecting ‘tough’ task in England’s World Cup group

Croatia are among the toughest opponents England could have expected.

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6 h. ago Thomas Tuchel reveals approach for World Cup 2026 after England get 'difficult group'

England manager has called for calm as World Cup 2026 group is revealed

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7 h. ago World Cup 2026: England overwhelming favourites to win group but Thomas Tuchel must overcome added challenge

Three Lions will begin their World Cup campaign against Croatia

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8 h. ago England's World Cup opponents and path to final as Three Lions learn fate

England and Thomas Tuchel have learned the three opponents that they will be taking on in the group stages of the 2026 World Cup next summer after Friday’s draw in Washington

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10 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: Donald Trump attends ceremony as England, Scotland and USA learn group opponents

Thomas Tuchel and Steve Clarke will discover their initial opponents in USA, Canada and Mexico, while US President Donald Trump will be in attendance in Washington DC

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11 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: England, Scotland and USA to discover opponents

Thomas Tuchel and Steve Clarke will discover their initial opponents in USA, Canada and Mexico, while US President Donald Trump will be in attendance in Washington DC

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12 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: How to watch and who England can face in group stages

England are among the favourites to win the 2026 World Cup and Thomas Tuchel's men are set to find out their pathway through the group stage draw

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13 h. ago England's nightmare World Cup 2026 draw with Thomas Tuchel's side in the group of death

The route for England's World Cup 2026 campaign will become clear on Friday when the draw takes place

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14 h. ago England's nightmare 2026 World Cup draw revealed as three teams to avoid named

England boss Thomas Tuchel has flown to Washington for the draw for this summer's tournament which takes place on Friday

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15 h. ago England's potential World Cup group revealed by supercomputer: Thomas Tuchel's men to face miracle minnows, familiar foes, and opponents given 0.2% chance of winning the tournament

Of course, we will find out the actual draw for the World Cup later today. It's set to kick-off at 5pm GMT and will be held in Washington, with Donald Trump in attendance.

Society

16 h. ago World Cup 2026 draw live: England, Scotland and hosts USA discover group

Thomas Tuchel and Steve Clarke will discover their initial opponents in USA, Canada and Mexico, while US President Donald Trump will be in attendance in Washington DC

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17 h. ago Revealed: England's dream and nightmare 2026 World Cup groups as Three Lions and Thomas Tuchel await draw in Washington

England have already secured the benefit of being confirmed in pot one in the draw, alongside most of the favourites and the tournament co-hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States.

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18 h. ago Thomas Tuchel insists ‘anything is possible’ for England ahead of World Cup 2026 draw

England will find out who they will face at the 2026 World Cup when the draw takes place on Friday afternoon

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21 h. ago England's dream World Cup 2026 draw with Thomas Tuchel's side clear favourites in group

The pathway for England's 2026 World Cup campaign will become clear on Friday when the draw takes place in Washington, DC, and one potential line-up looks easier than the rest

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28 h. ago FA chief makes bullish World Cup promise with honest appraisal of Thomas Tuchel

England head to the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer as one of the World Cup favourites and, ahead of Friday's draw, FA chief Mark Bullingham is relishing the opportunity

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28 h. ago Thomas Tuchel considering unusual England tactic to achieve World Cup dream

England are among the favourites to go all the way at next summer's World Cup in a tournament that will be played in stifling temperatures in USA, Mexico and Canada

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