Yahoo Sports reports: England boss Thomas Tuchel says watching Germany and the Netherlands exit the World Cup highlights the precarious nature of knock-out football as his side plot a way past the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 32. Having topped Group L in a business-like manner, the stakes are raised as the back-to-back European Championship finalists take on the African side in Atlanta on Wednesday as they embark on a journey they hope ends in glory in New Jersey on July 19.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | July 1, 2026 12:49 AM
Tuchel says seeing big names exit World Cup can help calm England
England boss Thomas Tuchel says watching Germany and the Netherlands exit the World Cup highlights the precarious nature of knock-out football as his side plot a way past the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 32. Having topped Group L in a business-like manner, the stakes are raised as the back-to-back European Championship finalists take on the African side in Atlanta on Wednesday as they embark on a journey they hope ends in glory in New Jersey on July 19.
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