England head coach Thomas Tuchel defends his tactical decisions during the World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina in a tense news conference.

Thomas Tuchel was appointed England manager in January 2025 and has a contract through to Euro 2028 England head coach Thomas Tuchel has defended his tactical decisions during the World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina in a tense news conference. Addressing the media before Saturday's third-place play-off against France in Miami, Tuchel said "if you need someone to blame, I take the responsibility". But the German head coach insisted he had no regrets and said he and his team felt the pain most of all, describing it as the "scar we carry now". England were minutes away from reaching their first men's World Cup final for 60 years. But a 1-0 lead agonisingly turned to a 2-1 defeat in the closing stages as England's defence got deeper and deeper under constant pressure from the brilliance and perseverance of Lionel Messi's world champions. England's team spirit should not be questioned, but his side became "too passive" in the latter stages The Mexico and Norway games had an impact by taking a lot physically out of the players