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Tuchel is ready to end the year on a high and looks forward to silverware

The year 2026 has seen some huge highs and the obvious low, but Thomas Tuchel sees a new cycle beginning, one that could lead to some silverware.

12.11.26, 12:00 Updated 11.11.26, 17:04

Preparations are going well for the Croatia match in the Nations League, and then the task on Sunday: taking on World Champions Spain in Madrid.

A positive result tonight, whether that be a win or a draw, will see England qualify for the quarter-finals. A win would see the game on Sunday be a game that decides the group winner, which would be favourable going into the last eight.

A reminder of how the format works. Four groups of four teams make up League A, the more elite teams in Europe. The top two in those four groups advance to the knockout stage.

Knockout stages

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Gary Jordan

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Author of Out of the Shadows: The Story of the 1982 World Cup Team. A long-time observer of England, he brings historical perspective and an enduring optimism shaped by decades following the national side.

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