Hamzah Khalique-Loonat

Our Dossier series turns its attention to England’s last-32 opponents, who are exceptionally tough to break down and have the ability to launch fierce counterattacks

A goal down after an awful start, Thomas Tuchel’s side were in danger of losing their heads — but pauses in play meant he could renew their clarity and focus

Our Dossier series turns its attention to England’s last-16 opponents, who have a super-tight defence and the ability to mix up their attacking play

Mexico 2 England 3: Thomas Tuchel’s side hold on despite Jarell Quansah red card to book Norway meeting after Jude Bellingham scores twice and Harry Kane converts penalty

Jarell Quansah’s red card meant England had to cling on at the Azteca but tactical tweaks, wise substitutions and canny game management resulted in a famous victory

In the latest of our Dossier series, Hamzah Khalique-Loonat explains how Thomas Tuchel’s England overcome the formidable task of silencing Norway’s superstar No9

The days of spot kicks menacing major tournaments are over — England have won three of their past four thanks to radical tactical and psychological changes

England’s match-winner says: ‘Maybe he [Tuchel] doesn’t know what it’s like to play in those kind of conditions against Erling Haaland, Odegaard, Nusa, Sorloth’

Thomas Tuchel is looking for solutions by shuffling his players around but, despite reaching the semi-finals, he is failing to get the best out of his squad

Head coach praises team’s commitment to style and each other, and expects Cucurella to honour tattoo promise, while Scaloni admits Argentina rebuild is ‘hard to imagine’