England’s audition week began with Phil Foden fizzing a ball at Marcus Rashford along the turf so quickly that it suffered friction burns. All friends with the underlining reality that the race for these 26 World Cup golden tickets starts in earnest now. Woolly hatted, Tuchel watched as his assistant, Anthony Barry, took a session that increased with intensity as it went on. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nsx2S4bJA2 — England (@England) March 24, 2026‘Calm it down lads,’ Barry had to say at one point. That those two remained in free roles perhaps suggests that Tuchel and Barry wanted to look at the pair’s scanning.

Source: Daily Mail March 24, 2026 23:27 UTC