Thomas Tuchel isn’t just coaching England through the 2026 World Cup anymore. His contract now stretches through UEFA Euro 2028, but there’s a catch: the whole thing is tied to performance conditions.
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham confirmed the clause publicly, framing it as standard operating procedure rather than anything unusual.
“Every single person has performance conditions in their contract.”
What we know about the deal
The extension was announced on February 12, 2026. Tuchel’s original agreement was set to expire after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which would have made his tenure a brief pit stop rather than a proper era.
