England head coach Thomas Tuchel accused his players of making life very, very difficult for themselves during their World Cup 2026 quarter-final win over Norway, adding that he is not happy with the performance in their extra-time victory. Andreas Schjelderups first-half cross-shot ensured the Three Lions fell behind for the second time in the knockout stage before Jude Bellingham struck in the first halves of regular time and extra time to send Tuchels team to a semi-final against Argentina or Switzerland on Wednesday (20:00 BST).[We were] sloppy, [made] a lot of technical mistakes [and were] not fast enough, not repetitive enough, Tuchel told ITV.We were lucky. The commitment was there but we made life very, very difficult for us in the way we played [and] how we played.Table of ContentsWorld Cup 2026: Why Tuchel scolded EnglandEngland vs Norway: Three Lions will get better at World CupWorld Cup 2026: Where to watch England semi-finalEngland World Cup fixtures: Confirmed schedule, kick off timesWorld Cup 2026: Why Tuchel scolded EnglandEnglands defensive frailties were again evident and they would have fallen 2-1 behind but for Torbjorn Heggems strike shortly after half-time being ruled out for Erling Haalands foul on Elliot Anderson.The result is fantastic, acknowledged Tuchel. Were in the last four. Its amazing but Im not happy with the performance.The World Cup rookie defended his players grit and spirit. How can you ask about mentality now? asked Tuchel.This is pure mentality. You can bottle it up and sell it. Its the quality of our game [I criticise] thats it. It has nothing to do with mentality.England vs Norway: Three Lions will get better at World CupAlongside seven-goal Haaland, Argentinas Lionel Messi and Frances Kylian Mbappe both on eight goals before the holders faced Switzerland on Sunday are the only players to have outscored Bellingham at the finals.Enough said, offered Tuchel. He does it every every single match. World-class.Having beaten DR Congo, Mexico and Norway by a goal during the knockout stage, England are likely to face a significantly greater challenge in the semi-finals.We will get better, said Tuchel. We need to get better. Now its celebration, now its taking it all in. We have three days. We need everything. We need a better performance.World Cup 2026: Where to watch England semi-finalIn the UK, Englands semi-final will be shown live on BBC One on Wednesday.Streaming on a vast variety of devices is available via BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport.England World Cup fixtures: Confirmed schedule, kick off timesHeres how Englands fixtures, results and potential schedule look. Asterisk denotes match starting previous day in specified territory.DateMatchResultStageTime (BST)ETPTChannelJune 17Croatia4-2Group21:0016:0013:00ITVJune 23Ghana0-0Group21:0016:0013:00BBCJune 27Panama2-0Group22:0017:0014:00ITVJuly 1DR Congo2-1Round of 3217:0012:0009:00BBCJuly 6Mexico3-2Round of 1601:0020:00*15:00*BBCJuly 11Norway2-1 (AET)Quarter-finals22:0017:0014:00ITVJuly 15TBCSemi-finals20:0015:0012:00BBCJuly 18TBCThird-placed match22:0017:0012:00TBCJuly 19TBCFinal20:0015:0010:00BBC, ITV Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthony Gordon Bukayo Saka Dan Burn Declan Rice Djed Spence Eberechi Eze Elliot Anderson England National Football Team Erling Haaland FIFA World Cup Harry Kane Ivan Toney James Trafford Jarell Quansah John Stones Jordan Henderson Jordan Pickford Jude Bellingham Kobbie Mainoo Marc Guehi Marcus Rashford Morgan Rogers Nico O'Reilly Noni Madueke Norway National Football Team Ollie Watkins Reece James Thomas Tuchel World Cup World Cup 2026 Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read FIFA World Cup 2026: Full England fixtures, results, schedule, confirmed squad, next match, kick off times Ben Miller 12th July, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Lionel Messi sets up brilliant Argentina goal vs Switzerland as Alexis Mac Allister heads in with England awaiting quarter final winners Ben Miller 12th July, 2026 Argentina vs Switzerland live: World Cup 2026 confirmed teams and full line ups as Lionel Messi targets final four, TV channel, online stream and stats Ben Miller 12th July, 2026 Norway v England: World Cup 2026 live text commentary, updates, goals and stats as it happened Jon Fisher 12th July, 2026 England 2-1 Norway: World Cup 2026 report, result, goals as Jude Bellingham goal sends Three Lions to semi finals Ben Miller 12th July, 2026 England vs Norway live: Schjelderup strikes in World Cup 2026 quarter final after Three Lions went to sleep with Harry Kane appealing for foul but Bellingham comes to the rescue again Ben Miller 11th July, 2026
