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Tuchel's England Roar to Qualification

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew look back at the slate of European World Cup qualifiers including Thomas Tuchel's England qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Plus, Ronaldo's Portugal, Italy, & Spain all in action in World Cup qualifiers. Also, the panel discusses Barcelona's injury list after Robert Lewandowski was recently ruled out. And, Colin Udoh joins the show to talk African World Cup qualifiers: Nigeria head to the playoffs but Senegal, South Africa, & the Ivory Coast all punch their ticket to North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello, welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FC.

0:38.3

Kay Murray, Alejandro Moreno and Shaka Hislop here in the studio, kicking things off with World Cup qualifying.

0:43.3

We'll start with England in Group K with a win, a comfortable win over Latvia, a win that gets them their spot in the World Cup next year.

0:52.3

A goal from Anthony Gordon, two from Harry

0:54.3

Kane, an own goal as well among what helped England on their way. They are World

0:59.6

Cup bound. Nadem and Neuer is here to join us before we ask him if it is coming home.

1:06.0

Will we ask if it was another good performance under Tuchel for you, Nadom?

1:10.0

Yeah, I think it was. I think as you look back to the end of the last season, that friendly defeat to send a goal, there were probably a few question marks asked about the team. You know, the energy was a bit low. They weren't performing to their absolute best, but since then, obviously outside of the political side of things in terms of who he's picking with Bellingham's, foldings and so on, the team's performed really, really well.

1:28.8

You know, it's another game without conceding the goal. And even though that group itself now looks like it's a very easy group for England, I think they've made it easy. I think they've been ruthless, they've been clinical with their finishing, very solid with the defending. And they don't really offer the opposition a ton of encouraging either. So yeah, it's been very, very impressive.

1:43.9

And as you say, Kay, it is officially coming home

1:46.3

because now they're on their way to

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