Why England’s Top Young Scorers Are Shining – Just Not Under Thomas Tuchel’s Watch
Germany have made their World Cup start against Curacao, and opened their campaign strongly with the help of two former England youth internationals.
Curacao went into this game looking to make a strong first impression, as their maiden World Cup adventure, but may have hoped for an easier start to the tournament than four-time winners, Germany.
The newcomers looked to start energetically, particularly through key man, former Manchester United academy star Tahith Chong, but the gulf in quality was apparent in the early moments.
Germany race out of the World Cup blocks with two former England men
Julian Nagelsmann named a mix of well-experienced internationals and young talent, including the likes of Liverpool man Florian Wirtz, 22-year-old full-back Nathaniel Brown and Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala.
But two of the most influential names in that starting XI could have been turning out for England this summer, if things had been different.
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