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OPINION: Why Thomas Tuchel deserves England fans support despite World Cup disappointment

Now that the dust has finally settled on England's ultimately unsuccessful World Cup campaign, the inquisition can finally begin.

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OPINION: A sham of a final laid bare the existential threat Infantino poses to the World Cup

Featuring precious few chances and no goals until deep into extra time, the 2026 World Cup final was not exactly one to remember, but it was matters beyond the football that painted a bleak picture for the future of the tournament under FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

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OPINION: Tuchel was appointed to pass single test with England but failed Southgate's way

The entire premise of Thomas Tuchel's appointment was that he was not Gareth Southgate, and the German serial winner was recruited - with plenty of excitement - to get the Three Lions over the hurdles that have haunted them in the previous five tournaments. On Wednesday night in Atlanta, a huge opportunity to reach a World Cup final for the first time in 60 years arrived, and, unfortunately for England fans, Tuchel inexplicably went full Southgate at the worst possible moment.

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OPINION: Scotland need a new striker? They should turn to Sweden's Allsvenskan

When Lawrence Shankland struck three goals across Scotland's two warm-up games for the FIFA World Cup, and Che Adams bagged a brace in the latter - a 4-0 drubbing of Bolivia - Scotland fans were quietly confident that they were finally heading into a major tournament with something they had lacked in the previous two of Steve Clarke's tenure - strikers in form.