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Thomas Tuchel has revealed that he regretted not eating any of the grass from the Azteca Stadium pitch after England’s World Cup win there.
The 3-2 victory over Mexico in the last 16 this summer was one of the highlights of their campaign, and Tuchel discussed it at length in a new feature released by the English Football Association looking back at the campaign.
Speaking to Daniel Sturridge in ‘Reflections: England’s World Cup Journey’, which will be released on Wednesday, Tuchel admitted that he returned to England’s base in Kansas City wishing he had ingested some of the pitch. Tennis star Novak Djokovic has made a habit of eating the grass from Centre Court at Wimbledon whenever he wins the men’s singles there.
“I texted a friend after the match,” Tuchel said. “And I just wrote: I regret that I didn’t eat some grass after the match, to keep something from this in my body forever. That was the feeling. It was the moment.”
Tuchel looked back on the Mexico game as one of the highlights of the campaign, especially when the players rallied behind Jordan Henderson after he fell in the celebrations, fracturing his wrist and ending his tournament.
“This had so much of what you could wish for,” Tuchel said. “If you needed any proof of what it meant to these players, and how they were with each other, it was the moment when Jordan (Henderson) fell over and broke his arm. In a second the players were there, every single player was there, stopping celebrations, building a shield, protecting Jordan, not going anywhere, in full empathy. It was so special.”
England beat Mexico at their home Azteca stadium (Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Tuchel said that England’s tournament — losing to a late Argentina comeback in the semi-final — was “something to build on” going into the 2028 European Championship. It was the first time the German head coach has spoken to the public since they flew back after winning the Bronze Final in Miami on 18 July. And he said he is focusing on a long and successful campaign in the Euros two years from now.
“I’m very excited to work with these players, I’m excited to have new young players we can bring into the camp, and they can learn,” Tuchel said. “I think we got another step closer. I think we’re there. It’s very difficult to prepare a World Cup in the U.S., but I think it’s possible to prepare for a Euros. And we prepare in Nations League tier one.
“The target is to have another 10 matches. We had 10 matches in the U.S.: eight wins, one draw, one painful loss. But that is something to build on. We all have the right to hold our heads high, and go with courage and positivity into the next challenges. We have four matches in the Nations League. That’s where the focus is.”
England are next in action against world champions Spain in the Nations League group stage on September 26.
