Thomas Tuchel says World Cup opener against Croatia will ‘bring out the best’ in ‘brave’ England

England manager Thomas Tuchel promised his squad would rise to the occasion against Croatia

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Thomas Tuchel has promised that England will be “brave” in this World Cup, and that a big “occasion” like that against Croatia “will bring out the best in us”.

England finally open their tournament in Dallas’ AT&T Stadium on Wednesday, although the German insisted that it is not yet big enough for him to sing the national anthem.

He did instead discuss how much he sees the country as “home”, as he aims…