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Tuchel can continue to rely on captain Kane – for now.
The Bayern Munich striker will be 36 when the next World Cup rolls around but is in no mood to hang up his England boots.
But Kane, who has scored six goals this World Cup, was an unused substitute against France – telling the BBC: “One of the best England teams I’ve been in.
“When you see the guys around the hotel, when you see us on the field practicing, when you see us in the locker room, it’s a special group. We had this bond and we had a lot of trust in each other.”
On Tuchel, Kane added: “It’s the first big tournament. I think he’s learned a lot about the team, the campaign, the travel and the games and what it takes – the pressure.”
One of England’s wounds in defeating France was Tuchel’s decision not to field Bucayo Saka against Argentina.
The Arsenal winger, who was not used in the semi-final, scored a hat-trick against Les Bleus on Saturday – then insisted he is fully fit after overcoming some injury concerns during the North American campaign.
“Of course I would have liked to play more but it’s too late to talk about that,” Saka told BBC One. “I try to make my speech on the field and now it’s done, go ahead, I’m qualified.”
“I think that’s part of the game … how you react to it, how you use it as fuel and we finished hard today and that’s really all we can do and we did that.”
England’s World Cup 2026 story has a bittersweet ending – no one wants to be a part of the game’s epic victory.
But how this campaign will ultimately be remembered may not be determined until this team sets up their series.
