‘We’ll always have a scar’: England healing after World Cup, says Tuchel – video

‘We’ll always have a scar’: England healing after World Cup, says Tuchel – video'We’ll always have a scar': England healing after World Cup, says Tuchel – videoJust three months after Thomas Tuchel came under fire for his contentious role in England’s World Cup exit, the German said Saturday’s 7-0 demolition of Croatia – their biggest ever defeat – proved they have healed the wounds of that painful experience.

Tuchel was delighted after his front four combined to devastating effect at Stadion HNK Rijeka, where 6,200 local schoolchildren were allowed in free of charge even though the game was supposed to take place behind closed doors after Croatia were punished by Uefa for racist and discriminatory fan behaviour last year.

England, who have a firm grip on second place in their Nations League group and are confident of reaching next year’s finals, saw Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka each score twice and Jude Bellingham become the first midfielder to register four goal involvements in a game since David Platt against San Marino in 1993. Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers were also on the scoresheet and Tuchel believes his players have used this extended international break to consign their limp World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina to the past.

Tuchel convinced England have buried World Cup woes with Croatia thrashing