England 0 Japan 1: No Harry Kane, no World Cup hope for Thomas Tuchel?
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“This was not the World Cup send-off that England were hoping for. Thomas Tuchel’s final match at Wembley before he and his squad travel to the United States — where they will play two more friendlies ahead of the start of the World Cup in June — was supposed to be a celebration of a squad brimming with talent and ambition. Instead, Tuchel’s flat and disjointed side missing captain Harry Kane through injury were defeated 1-0 by a polished Japan, who made their own statement of intent ahead of the summer thanks to Karou Mitoma’s first-half goal. …”
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