England was reversed by Argentina 1-2 in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals in the US, Canada, and Mexico, missing out on the final. Tuchel missed out on creating history for a foreign coach leading a team to win the FIFA World Cup, and in FIFA World Cup history, only two foreign coaches have led their teams to the final.

In the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Sweden's coach, Englishman George Raynor, led his team to a 2-5 defeat against Brazil in the final, finishing as runners-up. In the 1978 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands' coach, Austrian Ernst Happel, led his team to a 1-3 loss against Argentina, finishing as runners-up.

Foreign coaches who have led teams to the semi-finals in FIFA World Cup history

1930 FIFA World Cup third place, USA coach Bob Millar (Scotland)

1938 FIFA World Cup fourth place, Sweden coach Nagy (Hungary)

1950 FIFA World Cup third place, Sweden coach George Reyna (England)

1958 FIFA World Cup runner-up, Sweden coach George Reyna (England)

1966 FIFA World Cup third place, Portugal coach Gloria (Brazil)

1978 FIFA World Cup runner-up, Netherlands coach Happel (Austria)

2002 FIFA World Cup fourth place, South Korea coach Hiddink (Netherlands)

2006 FIFA World Cup fourth place, Portugal coach Scolari (Brazil)

2018 FIFA World Cup third place, Belgium coach Roberto Martinez (Spain)

2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, England coach Tuchel (Germany)

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