- Thomas Tuchel has explained to ITV and explained his thinking behind selecting Ezri Konsa for the World Cup quarter-final clash against Norway.
- “We lost another right-back, in Jarell [Quansah], Reece [James]is available, but maybe not for 90 minutes. I'd like to have him as an option,” said Tuchel. “Ezri played for us at the highest level, that's the thinking.”
- On Stones and Guehi, Haaland’s club teammates, starting: “They know him, but he knows them as well, that's the goal, to stop their front line and Erling, Sorloth. We want to be a strong team from set-pieces.”
- On what he wants from his team: “We want to spend more time in the opponent's half. We can be better in a high press, deep build-up, to overcome the opponent's high press. Spend more time in their half, especially in these conditions.”
- England XI: Pickford; Konsa, Stones, Guehi, O’Reilly; Anderson, Rice, Bellingham; Madueke, Kane, Gordon; Norway XI: Nyland; Ajer, Heggem, Moller Wolfe; Berg, Berge, Odegaard, Schjelderup; Sorloth, Haaland, Ryerson.
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