THOMAS Tuchel went on a bizarre rant in his post-match interview, but his players won’t make anything of the statements.
England pulled out a in the quarter-final of the World Cup, but Tuchel wasn’t thrilled with his team’s performance.
Thomas Tuchel speaks with ITV reporters following the win over Norway Credit: ITV
While the players celebrated in the background, Tuchel spoke to ITV where he broke down how he was disappointed with ‘s performance.
“Not happy with the performance…” he said.
“We made life very difficult for ourselves.
“The way we played was sloppy. A lot of technical mistakes. We were lucky today.
“It is nothing to do with mentality. We need to play better.”
was made aware of Tuchel’s comments in his own post-game interview, but chose to shut down any opportunity to create headlines.
"Not happy with the performance…"
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 11, 2026
Thomas Tuchel calls for more from his players after England's 2-1 win over Norway…
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“Whatever,” he said.
Bellingham instead focused on his individual impact on the match.
“Thanks to the goal I scored, we’ve made it to the semi-finals and it’s a brilliant feeling,” he said.
“Nyland made a brilliant save for the second goal, but I ran into the right spot and here we are.”
Bellingham scored twice in the win over , almost single-handedly lifting England to the semi-final.
England are now two wins away from potentially winning the nation’s second World Cup.
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