England are 90 minutes from the World Cup semi-finals but come up against a Norway side powered by the goal scoring of Erling Haaland in Miami01:00, 11 Jul 2026Thomas Tuchel has told his England players to be brave and have no regrets as they prepare for the game of their lives. Tuchel issued a rabble-rousing message to his heroes ahead of their World Cup quarter final with Norway in Miami.‌England boss Tuchel insists the business end of the tournament starts now and promised they will be ready for Erling Haaland and Co.‌Tuchel said: “This is now for me the exciting part but we need to let go, we need to now connect to our identity, connect to what makes us strong, be on the front foot and be brave. We need to be brave now. It's the quarter finals and the brave will have luck on their side.‌“And we cannot have any regrets when we play a quarter final, we have to go for it, this is the most important thing.”England had to scrap their way out of their Group and it took a last-ditch Harry Kane double to beat DR Congo while they produced a heroic performance to win in Mexico.But Tuchel says England’s campaign will be just like winning the Premier League or FA Cup - no-one will remember how you got there just as long as you win the trophy.‌Tuchel added: “I think in general what it takes in the round of 32 and the round of 16 … that was how we framed it with the team, it’s just you find a way to win.“If you need a picture from the Premier League, it is January. It’s Sunderland, FA Cup. It’s away in Sunderland, it’s away in Leeds.“You go. It’s adversity. It’s not good weather. You don’t like the decisions of the referee. Everything feels bad. They are on the front foot.‌“You just need to get it done. If you want to be at Wembley in the end you just need to get it done. Don’t go out in January, don’t got out in February. No one will ask you any more how you did it.“And then comes the exciting times. Then comes April, then comes May, things can become easier and then you have your identity and you have to let go.”England are waiting on the fitness of Reece James after he missed the last three games with a hamstring issue while Jarell Quansah is suspended.‌Declan Rice and Marc Guehi have missed training this week and are major fitness concerns ahead of the quarter final which will be played in front of huge swathes of England fans in Miami.Meanwhile, Tuchel insists his players will be ready for red-hot temperatures in Miami.‌Weather forecasts predict a potential rain storm and also 32-plus degree heat for the World Cup quarter final in Miami.It will be the first time that England have faced such temperatures as they had rain in Mexico City, an air conditioned stadium in Atlanta and everywhere else has been manageable.But Tuchel says their preparation and research will now pay off and give England a “slight edge” over Norway.‌Tuchel said: “Science says that we banked a lot of heat training. That will help us. This week, today, we spent quite some minutes in the heat and then we will go from there. Subjectively, for me, it's always like 'can you really prepare for that?'“We knew when we stepped out of the plane in Miami, we expected it to feel painful. Maybe we are still lucky and we get another dark cloud over the stadium! And full rain. It was like this.“But everything we did, how we trained, where we trained, when we started this journey together in America, was to prepare. That's what science says. So hopefully it gives us a slight edge. We haven't lost it because we banked it in the heat training sessions.‌“But the games of course, like you said, they were indoor or, in Mexico it was quite chilly actually, no-one could foresee that. Now, the forecast is that it will be a tough one. But for our opponents as well.”Tuchel says he is also hoping that England will enjoy Miami just as much as they did in Mexico City.He added: “I was heavily in love with this experience in Mexico, to change country, to fly into such a football country, such an emotional country.Article continues below“Training on this training ground was very special and playing in the Azteca and having a match like this was really the full package of an experience.”Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.