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England manager Thomas Tuchel praised his team’s tireless work ethic and belief in their 2-1 victory over the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Three Lions fell behind in the first seven minutes thanks to Brian Cipenga’s goal, but a double from Harry Kane means England will play Mexico in the last 16.
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Tuchel made some bold moves in the second half, bringing in Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze, who all turned out brilliantly.
After the match, Tuchel praised the team’s high-level energy, positive team spirit and refusal to panic.
“We would have liked [to be less stressful]but if everyone gets what they want, then everyone will get an early goal, another goal and a quiet afternoon,” said the German strategist. bbc.
“Things are not like that, you have to face situations as they arise.
“After the first water outage, we had three, four, five great opportunities, I think a penalty situation was maybe in our favor, and we kept hitting.
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“I kept playing, playing, playing to break that rock and make it happen.
“Their goalkeeper made incredible saves, so it became more and more difficult, but the reaction and belief was unique, and they were ready to keep doing what was necessary, and we found a way to win. Well deserved, by the way.”
