Thomas Tuchel did not describe, exactly, what he said at half-time of England's 4-2 win over Croatia that opened up their 2026 World Cup campaign. The score was deadlocked at 2-2 at the time, and England weren't playing particularly well. Tuchel insisted that he had some calm words and told his team to play with courage. The reality, though, is probably a little harsher.

Thomas Tuchel is working his magic already - but he still needs to fix England's dodgy defence: Winners and losers as A-Listers Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham make statements in opening World Cup win over Croatia




