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Gareth Southgate on the touchline as England face Malta
Quiz! Can you name the England line-up from Gareth Southgate's first game as manager against Malta in 2016?

By Sean Cole Last updated

Quiz! After Sam Allardyce was forced out, Southgate took charge of the national team for the first time in this World Cup qualifier

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SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 20: Japanese players pose for photographers as they qualified for the World Cup 2026 during the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier Group C match between Japan and Bahrain at Saitama Stadium on March 20, 2025 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images)
Japan are the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup – are they an outside bet to succeed next summer?

By Chris Nee Published

Samurai Blue breezed through AFC qualification and Hajime Moriyasu will lead them at his second World Cup finals

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SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 20: Japanese players pose for photographers as they qualified for the World Cup 2026 during the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier Group C match between Japan and Bahrain at Saitama Stadium on March 20, 2025 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images)
Why Japan WON'T be happy they've become first nation to qualify for 2026 World Cup

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Japan confirmed their spot in the 2026 World Cup on Thursday, but they might have rather waited a week...

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Thomas Tuchel, Head Coach of England, looks on during a training session at St Georges Park on March 18, 2025 in Burton-upon-Trent, England Journalist and Media pundit, Henry Winter looks on from the press box during the international friendly match between England and Bosnia & Herzegovina at St James' Park on June 03, 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
'Where’s the "one of our own" that’s remotely good enough? The FA needed to be pragmatic, not patriotic.' Writing exclusively for FourFourTwo Henry Winter reminds England fans why they have good reason to be smiling

By Henry Winter Published

EXCLUSIVE The acclaimed football writer has covered England for decades and hopes Thomas Tuchel’s fire-and-ice brand can build on Gareth Southgate’s legacy

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Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel, waving
‘Certain people are suited to international football. Sven was, Southgate was, but I think Thomas Tuchel might be more suited to club football like Pep and Klopp’: John Barnes reveals his major Thomas Tuchel fear

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Former England winger John Barnes has a nagging doubt over the new Three Lions boss

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England manager Thomas Tuchel
‘Thomas Tuchel's made his name as a cup manager, and they get no bigger than the World Cup. He’s a planner, he’s painstaking, he could be England’s secret weapon’: Emile Heskey's great hope for England's new boss

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Thomas Tuchel is getting set for his first game in charge of the Three Lions

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Quiz! Can you get 100% in our England 'Golden Generation' quiz?

By Joe Mewis Published

QUIZ! We've devised 10 questions on the talent-packed England team of the mid-2000s for you

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Jorginho celebrates with the Euro 2020 trophy after Italy's win over England in the final at Wembley.
Brazil-born players who represented European nations

By Ben Hayward Published

From Portugal and Spain to Italy and Croatia, a look at the Brazil-born footballers who represented European nations...

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Netherlands captain Ruud Gullit receives the trophy after victory at Euro 88
Quiz! Can you get 100% in our Dutch footballers quiz?

By Joe Mewis Published

QUIZ! We've served up ten tricky questions about the finest players and teams to hail from the Netherlands

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13 October 1993 Rotterdam, World Cup Qualifying match, Netherlands v England, Ronald Koeman scores a goal from a free kick. (Photo by Mark Leech/Offside via Getty Images)
‘Yes, Ronald Koeman should have been sent off against England in 1993, but David Platt also could have stayed on his feet – that’s never mentioned’ Former Three Lions star on playing in one of the country’s most infamous matches

By Chris Flanagan Published

Ex-defender remembers a night in Rotterdam that ended England's World Cup hopes – and ultimately Graham Taylor's reign as boss

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