New England boss Thomas Tuchel makes controversial call on World Cup 2026 draw

Incoming England manager Tuchel volition not beryllium astatine the 2026 World Cup qualifying gully adjacent period oregon power Lee Carsley's squad enactment for this month's Nations League games

New England manager Thomas Tuchel volition not be the 2026 World Cup qualifying gully adjacent period oregon person immoderate accidental connected the adjacent Three Lions squad.

Tuchel was unveiled arsenic the caller England brag successful October, but helium has signed an 18-month declaration that does not officially travel into effect until January 1, 2025. As a result, interim brag Lee Carsley volition erstwhile again instrumentality complaint of this month's Nations League fixtures against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.

Carsley's last squad volition beryllium announced connected Thursday and the Daily Mail are reporting that Tuchel volition not person 'any input' connected who helium selects, with the German alternatively acceptable to show England's performances from afar.

The study besides states that Tuchel volition not beryllium successful Zurich connected December 13 for the World Cup qualifying draw, contempt the information that winning the tourney is what helium has been hired to do.

"It suited my passionateness to propulsion this radical of players and to beryllium portion of this federation which has specified a beardown grounds successful caller tournaments and propulsion it implicit the enactment and to effort and enactment a 2nd prima connected the shirt," helium said astatine his unveiling.

"Now I person to unrecorded up to it, of course, and I cognize that determination are immoderate trophies missing successful the Federation! And of people I privation to assistance to marque it happen. I deliberation archetypal of all, they are there. We are there.

"The radical of players proved that they are there. The consistency of quarter-final, semi-final, finals is impressive. Lost each of them erstwhile it was very, precise close. The genuine content is that we are there, that we are ready."

Tuchel's declaration is acceptable to expire aft the tourney and the erstwhile Chelsea brag has insisted that lone signing an 18-month woody is not a gamble. "I cognize what you're saying, no, it's not a gamble, but we talk it retired present precise intelligibly wherefore we are present and what we privation to achieve," helium said.

"We are not shy of it. We are perfectly unfastened astir it. Let's justice it erstwhile we person done it. If we determine it was a failure, past we volition not continue. If we determine it was not a failure, past we volition continue. Let's see."

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