Thomas Tuchel said England will build on the \u201cfantastic spirit\u201d of their World Cup campaign as he targets glory on home soil at Euro 2028.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe England boss was speaking at Wembley after naming a 27-man group for a four-game Nations League camp, starting with a clash against world champions Spain on September 26.<\/p>\n
It comes just nine weeks after the end of the World Cup, where England conceded two late goals in a painful semi-final defeat by Argentina.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and Chelsea forward Cole Palmer were the headline picks after both were controversially overlooked for the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Tuchel also included Liverpool\u2019s teenage winger Rio Ngumoha, uncapped Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott and Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite in his first squad since the tournament in North America.<\/p>\n
A number of players who were in the World Cup squad including John Stones, Djed Spence, Dan Burn, Jordan Henderson and Dean Henderson missed out through injury.<\/p>\n
Former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain boss Tuchel said he did not see the Nations League as a new start, instead focusing on continuity.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel that it\u2019s not a new beginning that we are starting now, so we build on a solid and very valuable foundation, and the target is to win the home Euros,\u201d he told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n
Euro 2028 will be co-hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.<\/p>\n
The German said his side\u2019s ultimate failure at the World Cup had left him unfulfilled but stuck by his squad picks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a lot of sleepless nights, but I had not one sleepless night about our selection, because I was more than seven weeks with this group of players, and they were nothing but fantastic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the spirit that we built and the mentality that we showed brought us to the place that we got.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuchel said Palmer had impressed for Chelsea early in the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has his numbers back, he has assists back, he has decisive goals back, so that\u2019s why he\u2019s in the squad and I think he has a point to prove,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe same goes for Trent. He was never off the list, he was never in a non-selectable class, and he has this chance to show, to be the best version of himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuchel said it was his \u201cduty\u201d to play Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo after he failed to feature for a single minute at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
The England boss welcomed the challenge of taking on Spain at Wembley.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe feel the gap is closing and we feel that we are close and we want a proof of point,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stadium is sold out, it will be very exciting, the motivation cannot be higher to play against the world champions.\u201d<\/p>\n
England also play the Czech Republic twice and Croatia once during the upcoming international window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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