FA to Canvass England Players in World Cup Review

The review is the standard process the FA conducts after every major international competition. Head coach Thomas Tuchel and members of his backroom team were at St George's Park last week, where they unpacked the team's performance in North America. A wider report into the campaign will be delivered at a later date, and it is understood members of Tuchel's squad will be spoken to, with their feedback taken into account.

The players' involvement adds an interesting dynamic given the emerging sense among World Cup squad members that Tuchel's substitutions and tactical approach contributed to their semi-final loss to Argentina, despite taking a 1-0 lead through Anthony Gordon. BBC Sport reported that at least three senior players privately expressed misgivings about Tuchel's approach in the closing stages, with a widely held view that his changes and tactical set-up were too defensive late on as England conceded two late goals to lose 2-1. The review will also examine the impact of the team's permanent Kansas City base, to which they returned after every game, and the effects of the travelling will be analysed. England went on to beat France in the bronze medal match, their best World Cup finish since lifting the trophy in 1966. Key FA figures view the tournament as a success and have backed Tuchel ahead of the Euro 2028 qualifying campaign.

England's first game since the World Cup is a Nations League match against Spain on 26 September, followed by two matches against the Czech Republic either side of a game against Croatia in the next international window. England's men have not won a major tournament since 1966.