Thomas Tuchel's 2026 World Cup as England manager simulated to predict squad and results

Thomas Tuchel has been announced arsenic the caller England manager, truthful we simulated the German arsenic the Three Lions brag to spot what could happen.

Thomas Tuchel has officially go the caller England manager, but what could hap with the German successful complaint astatine the 2026 World Cup?

After starring England to the Euro 2024 last successful the summer, Gareth Southgate stepped down arsenic England's manager earlier this year, ending his eight-year tenure arsenic the Three Lions boss. With the 2026 World Cup the adjacent large tourney for England to hole for, the hunt for a caller imperishable manager has concluded with the assignment of Tuchel.

The German manager had been connected England's shortlist since July, and the England hierarchy has present made the erstwhile Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain brag the caller manager of England. Tuchel has been retired of absorption since May aft spending 14 months with Bayern Munich, and helium volition go the archetypal non-English manager to instrumentality complaint of England since Fabio Capello successful 2011.

So, with Tuchel successful charge, what could the 2026 World Cup look similar for England? Let's instrumentality a look.

We simulated the 2026 World Cup with Thomas Tuchel arsenic England manager

To acceptable up the simulation, we utilized Football Manager 2024 to simulate guardant to January 1, 2025 earlier officially appointing Tuchel arsenic the caller England boss. We past simulated guardant to 2026 to spot however the German could bash astatine the 2026 World Cup, and who helium would prime for his squad.

In the build-up to the 2026 World Cup, Tuchel failed to suffer a azygous crippled arsenic England boss, with the Three Lions having a 100% triumph grounds up of the planetary tournament. Tuchel's broadside were drawn into Group F of the World Cup alongside Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Senegal.

Here's the 26-man squad Tuchel selected for the 2026 World Cup:

• Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale, James Trafford
• Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James, Rico Lewis, Luke Shaw, Ben White, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Jarell Quansah, Levi Colwill
• Midfielders: Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, Angel Gomes, Curtis Jones
• Attackers: Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Anthony Gordon, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Ollie Watkins, Liam Delap

England were thing abbreviated of unthinkable successful the radical stages, with the Three Lions winning each 3 games with a +13 extremity difference. Goals from Reece James, Mason Mount and Bukayo Saka secured a 3-0 triumph implicit Peru, Harry Kane grabbed a hat-trick successful a 5-2 triumph implicit Senegal, and they ended with a whopping 7-0 triumph implicit Saudi Arabia, with Jude Bellingham, Kane, and Phil Foden each scoring braces.

With a caller operation successful spot for the 2026 World Cup, an other circular took spot earlier the Round of 16, with England drafting Egypt. Once again, the Three Lions eased their mode done to the adjacent round, winning 4-0.

Next up for England was a clash against the United States successful the Round of 16, and their awesome antiaircraft grounds continued arsenic they won 3-0 against 1 of the big nations, with Foden, Kane, and Liam Delap each getting connected the scoresheet. The Three Lions were drawn against Italy successful the Round of 16, and this proved to beryllium their toughest trial yet.

Jack Grealish scored successful the 78th infinitesimal to marque it 1-1 and instrumentality the crippled to extra-time, but aft a tense 30 minutes, the clash went to penalties. Mount missed from the spot, but 2 saves from Jordan Pickford helped England triumph 8-7 successful the shootout.

The triumph implicit Italy acceptable up a clash against a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Portugal successful the semi-finals, but this proved to beryllium the last hurdle for Tuchel's side, arsenic they fell to a 3-1 decision against the eventual winners of the competition. The Three Lions secured 3rd spot though, beating Spain 3-0 successful the third-place Playoff.

Overall FM24 predicts that if Tuchel was to go the adjacent England manager, the German could assistance marque the Three Lions 1 of the astir ascendant and breathtaking teams to ticker successful world football, but that large trophy evaded them erstwhile again arsenic they could lone scope the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup.

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