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Thomas Tuchel accepts responsibility after substitutions backfire in England defeat
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The Guardian·about 9 hours ago

Thomas Tuchel accepts responsibility after substitutions backfire in England defeat

  • Head coach has no regrets but admits he will be judged

  • Bellingham appears to strike Argentina’s Barco on head

Thomas Tuchel shouldered the blame for England becoming far too passive after taking the lead as Argentina ended his team’s World Cup dream with a dramatic late comeback.

England were within minutes of a first men’s World Cup final on foreign soil after going ahead through Anthony Gordon early in the second half.

But the reigning champions equalised through a piledriver from Enzo Fernández before the substitute Lautaro Martínez scored the decisive goal in the second minute of injury time to send Argentina through to Sunday’s final against Spain in New York.

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Sources: The Guardian

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