""We will arrive as underdogs in the World Cup because we haven't won it for decades, and we will play against teams who have repeatedly won it during that time, so we need to arrive as a team otherwise we have no chance," Tuchel said."
""We try to collect the guys who in the end have the glue and cohesion to be the best team, because we need to arrive [at the World Cup] with the best team.""
""If you've never won Wimbledon, you may be one of the favourites but you are not the favourite," Tuchel said. "You can go and if you come close, OK, you are within the pool, but you are not the favourite. It is just how it is. "There is Brazil, there is Argentina, Spain, France and they just did it recently. "It doesn't mean we have no chance and we know very well. First we will qualify and then we will know exactly why we go there.""
England have reached successive European Championship finals but have not progressed beyond World Cup semi-finals since 1966. Qualification for the 2026 World Cup will be secured if England beat Latvia in Riga. Thomas Tuchel expects England to arrive at the tournament as underdogs because the nation has not won the competition for decades while several opponents have recent World Cup titles. Tuchel prioritizes selecting players who provide glue and cohesion to form the best team. Tuchel took charge in January on an 18-month contract and has won five of six matches so far. England face friendlies against Wales and then Latvia before qualification is confirmed.
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