Are England cursed?! Thomas Tuchel weighs in on whether England can end 60-year wait for trophy at next World Cup

England's U21 side won a second consecutive European Championship this summer while Sarina Wiegman's side successfully defended their women's Euros title in thrilling fashion. It means that the senior team is the only side that has not won a major trophy within the last decade, with the U17s and U20s each winning the World Cup.

"No. If it is something then it is a good omen and I was so happy for Sarina [Wiegman] and Lee [Carsley] because they made it and they made an extraordinary effort and a huge success with back-to-back victories," Tuchel said. "It is possible [to win a trophy with England], there is no curse on English teams and it is a good omen and we will do our very best to follow their example."

The senior team lost the last two European Championship finals under Gareth Southgate but Tuchel believes they can be inspired by the achievements of the women's and U21 teams and go all the way at the 2026 World Cup. And he does not think that those triumphs have put more pressure on his team.

The Three Lions will be looking to continue their 100 percent start to their World Cup qualifying campaign when they host Andorra on Saturday before visiting Serbia on Tuesday. And Tuchel is feeling upbeat about the fixtures despite making an underwhelming start to life in the job since succeeding Southgate.