Tough World Cup conditions no excuse for England, says Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel. Pic/AFP

Coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday said World Cup hopefuls England will not use scorching heat and vast travel distances between venues as excuses as they target a "long" tournament campaign.

England have been preparing with training sessions in hot and humid West Palm Beach. "We don't want it to be an excuse. It will be tough. It will be hopefully a long World Cup," Tuchel told a press conference.

"It will be a lot of travelling, it will be a lot of adversity from the heat, from humidity," Tuchel added.

Tuchel admitted he was "a little bit worried and concerned" by photographs of the recently relaid Tampa Bay grass pitch for Saturday's friendly, but said poor conditions would likely not affect his team selection.

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