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Tuchel to 'keep pushing' England to reach Spain's level

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Published on 2026-09-26 22:49:00
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Tuchel to 'keep pushing' England to reach Spain's level

Thomas Tuchel remains convinced England can get over the line against the world's best despite seeing his side blow a second-half lead to lose 3-2 to Spain on Saturday.

The world champions were headed for a first competitive defeat in three-and-a-half years as England led 2-1 at half-time and then missed the chance to add to their lead when Harry Kane's penalty rattled off the woodwork.

But two sloppy defensive errors cost Tuchel's men for both Spain's first two goals.

Marc Guehi was caught in possession by Lamine Yamal for the visitors' early opener before Nico O'Reilly's wayward pass that led to Alex Baena's equaliser swung momentum back in Spain's direction.

Mikel Oyarzabal then completed the comeback by scoring the winner, just as he did when the sides met in the final of Euro 2024.

Defeat means England have won just six of their last 16 matches against opponents ranked in FIFA's top 10.

"I was not in charge for these 16 matches, for sure not and I think we did everything today to beat Spain," said Tuchel.

"Details matter on this kind of level. Like I said, the amount of clear-cut mistakes was too high on our side today, unfortunately, and in the last 20 metres they were more c...

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