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'Did the right thing' with Kane - Tuchel confirms captain's availability for Latvia

England are potentially 90 minutes away from booking their spot at next summer’s World Cup and know that a victory over Latvia in tonight’s match will guarantee them a place at the tournament.

The Three Lions sit top of their European group with a maximum of 15 points from their five matches and are yet to concede a goal during this qualifying campaign. It’s been an impressive start to Thomas Tuchel’s tenure with the German head coach winning six of his seven matches so far.

Such is the state of the group that England would secure top spot if they collect another three points and manage to qualify for the World Cup with two games remaining. Latvia, meanwhile, must win both of their next two matches to maintain the chance of a playoff place but that is highly unlikely.

Tuchel confirmed that England captain, Harry Kane, is fit for tonight’s clash and with Ollie Watkins withdrawing from the squad due to injury Kane looks set to feature from the start.

Pickford on staying focused during quiet spells

Jordan Pickford made two crucial saves against Wales after long periods of the game when he was not involved in play.

“Every goalkeeper is different,” he explained.

“I’m quite vocal and communicate with my team. I feel like that keeps me in the game.

“Even if the ball is at the other end of the pitch, I’ll be moving about, keeping in the right line and just being switched on constantly.

“It’s something you get used to and something I’ve improved on over the years, just being in the right position at the right time and keeping communicating with the back four in front of me.

“That keeps me in sync with the game and when called upon, I should be there and ready to make an action.”

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Mike Jones14 October 2025 18:08

Thomas Tuchel warns Marcus Rashford not to be ‘disappointed’ at the end of his career

Thomas Tuchel has warned Marcus Rashford that “he can be one of the best in the world” but that he still has to take “the right decisions” or “he will be disappointed in 10 years”.

The England manager even admitted that he recalled the 27-year-old for his first squad in March because he felt “it would help him if he felt my support”.

Tuchel, meanwhile, left the door open for the dropped Jude Bellingham by saying he would likely be in his leadership group if recalled.

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Pickford on impact of Anderson and Rogers

Jordan Pickford says Elliot and Anderson and Morgan Rogers have been ‘terrific’ since coming into the England fold.

“Elliot has been terrific and Morgan as well. I think Elliot in the last two games, just getting on the ball, half-turn, but the defensive side of it as well which not many people will see,” Pickford explained.

“For the back four with him in front of you, he’s always getting back and screening the centre forward like we did against Kieffer Moore the other – a big target – and he’s always there for second balls and breaks up the play well.

“Morgan, as well, you’ve seen it in the Serbia game and getting his first goal against Wales the other night is massive moment for him and hopefully see many more.

“Us as a group, it’s a great group to be around because you get welcomed straight away and you feel at home and not out of place and you let the football do the talking because we’ve got that good environment.”

Who will start for England?

“I have not decided yet but everyone – all of the players – deserves [it],” replied Tuchel when asked who will be in tonight’s starting XI.

“We had enough time to recover after the match against Wales, so we had two full training sessions.

“The spirit and the momentum is clearly there. The players are fully focused. They trained with an awareness, they trained with joy, they trained with a lot of quality – you can sense it.”

Mike Jones14 October 2025 17:26