Tuchel vows to ‘keep pushing’ England after Spain defeat

Thomas Tuchel’s England surrendered a 2-1 lead to Spain on Saturday. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Thomas Tuchel vowed to “keep on pushing” his England side after it surrendered a lead to fall to defeat against world champion Spain on Saturday.

The world champion was 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 its lead when Harry Kane’s penalty rattled off the woodwork.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinalist has now won just six of its last 16 matches against teams 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.

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“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 composed and more clinical to convert our ball-losses into clear-cut chances.”

“We will keep on pushing this team,” added Tuchel.

“We proved it at the World Cup that we are capable to do it in tournaments. Today we cannot prove it in the result, but I think the way we played was enough to beat them.”

(With inputs from AFP)

Published on Sep 27, 2026

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