What England need to fix to win the World Cup

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Thomas Tuchel was not happy with England's first-half performance against Croatia. His assistant said that they were playing long when they should have played short and vice versa. What does he mean by that?

Jon Mackenzie explains why tempo is everything in the modern game and why England need to get their tempo right to win the 2026 World Cup.

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