See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 19:00 BST, 28 June 2026 | Updated: 22:49 BST, 28 June 2026
Thomas Tuchel says England will need others beyond Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham to step up with big moments in the World Cup knockouts.Of the team’s six goals during the group stage, five were scored by his leading pair. It was Bellingham who broke the deadlock in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Panama before he teed up Kane for the second.There is a danger England become over-reliant on the attacking duo and when they do not produce, such as the goalless draw with Ghana, the team suffers.Tuchel’s side will now face DR Congo in the last 32 on Wednesday, and the head coach said: ‘On a certain level, we want these guys in a key moment to show up. Harry did it. Jude did it. 'I am convinced that Nico O’Reilly almost did it against Ghana (header against crossbar). I am sure Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke and Bukayo Saka will do it when the time is there, and we need that.’Tuchel, though, still believes the attacking unit has to work to create those opportunities for Bellingham perhaps more so than anyone else. Thomas Tuchel says England will need others beyond Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham to step up with big moments in the World Cup knockouts Tuchel praised the duo and said he believes other attacking stars will soon have their moments
