Why Thomas Tuchel’s plan B could win England the World Cup

As England celebrated and thoughts moved to preparations for a World Cup 2026 semi-final, the manager had other things on his mind. “We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today. We were lucky today,” said Thomas Tuchel after his Three Lions side secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Norway in the quarter-finals in Miami. The experienced German will not want to put a damper on the result, but rather put it into context. England could well have lost this game, and there were lar