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What pleased Tuchel

"I was more happy with the second half, we had more hunger, more grit, more desire,” he told ITV.

“We didn't score but second half was better. Harry [Kane] scored only goal in the first half. We lacked discipline in the first half, came out of position and didn't stick to the plan. That slowed our game actually down. To put it into context the last time we were in together was November. It's quite a long time, it's the first game after the season."

Alan Smith7 June 2026 06:45

How Messi and Ronaldo can still define World Cup despite their waning powers

On 11 July in Kansas City, there’s a fixture that many at the top of Fifa are already giddy about. Barron Trump is even said to have noted it.

Right now it’s just the quarter-final between the winners of matches 95 and 96, but it could well become the first World Cup meeting between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Should Argentina and Portugal both win their groups and proceed, that is where Messi and Ronaldo would come together, six tournaments on from their 2006 World Cup debuts and a collective 48 appearances so far, with more history to be made to stand among the immortals. The first meeting will also be the last, if this is indeed to be the final World Cup for both players.

What next for Tuchel

"We will acclimatise to the humidity and the sun whilst we are here,” he said.

“The most positive thing is we can keep training with the whole group because no one is injured. We have no complaints. Tomorrow will be recovery game, then we have two days to prepare for Costa Rica.

“Then a chunk of players will get more minutes. The Arsenal players are in from today which is good because it gives us energy and quality and then we have another one and a half days off. The we go to Kansas and prepare for Croatia."

Alan Smith6 June 2026 23:55