A few hours after the end of a rather boring World Cup qualifying draw on a cold afternoon in Zurich, Didier Deschamps stood outside a plastic football field and spoke on the phone. Deschamps, the France coach, is the most decorated figurehead in the world and yet no one bothered him here at FIFA headquarters. […]
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Thomas Tuchel believes England have the players and talent to go far at the 2026 World Cup. The German will officially take charge of the Three Lions from January 1, but was present at the qualifying draw that took place at UEFA headquarters in Zurich on Friday. Tuchel is tasked with reaching the World Cup
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THOMAS TUCHEL has promised England's players a clean slate when he takes over as England manager. This includes a chat with Arsenal's Ben White about whether he wants to end his self-imposed exile from international football. And it will also be good news for the likes of Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Raheem
Thomas Tuchel and England have been given a relatively simple route to the 2026 World Cup final after this afternoon's draw in Switzerland. Tuchel will start his England tenure with at least one qualifying match in March after the 2022 quarter-finalists were included in a five-team qualifying group made up of Serbia, Albania, Latvia and
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Thomas Tuchel spoke to Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol after the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw and answered questions on a range of key talking points surrounding his takeover as England head coach – including whether Harry Kane should be a first-choice and would remain captain. England's record scorer was criticized during the
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Thomas Tuchel's England have been placed in Group K alongside Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Tuchel will officially take charge of the Three Lions on January 1 and was present at the draw which took place at UEFA headquarters in Zurich on Friday. England were in pot one
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ENGLAND have discovered who they will face to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. During the draw that took place in Zurich, the countries under the jurisdiction of UEFA learned who they would play against to qualify for the actual tournament. England, led into the tournament by new boss Thomas Tuchel, were in pot one
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England will face Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in 2026 World Cup qualifying, while Scotland could face Portugal or Denmark, Wales against Belgium and Northern Ireland against Germany or Italy. England were drawn in a five-team Group K, where Thomas Tuchel will take charge of the Three Lions against a Serbian side they beat in
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TODAY is the day Thomas Tuchel will learn who England will face in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Tuchel will officially start his role as the new head of the Three Lions on January 1 but will be included for the draw to discover England's opponents and is expected to attend.
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Arsenal centre-back and France international William Saliba (23) has praised the four Ligue 1 clubs – PSG, Monaco, Brest and Lille – for their performances in the Champions League. Speaking to Canal+ in the aftermath of the Gunners' convincing 3-0 home win against Les Monégasques, Saliba lamented the contempt shown towards the French top flight
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Real Madrid suffered a fifth defeat of the season against Athletic Club on Wednesday evening and it was another dismal performance from Kylian Mbappé, who missed a second penalty in eight days at San Mames. Patience with the French attacker is quickly running out. Not least from his teammates. Jude Bellingham did everything he could
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Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker last season. This time he trudged away injured. But not before he was overtaken by fellow countryman Jamie Gittens, who scored himself after a sensational solo run. The young England winger had Konrad Laimer chased in vain as he ran half
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