{"id":496900,"date":"2026-06-17T06:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/496900\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T06:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:51:10","slug":"reece-james-on-working-with-thomas-tuchel-and-his-first-world-cup-news-official-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/496900\/","title":{"rendered":"Reece James on working with Thomas Tuchel and his first World Cup | News | Official Site"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Reece James is ready for his World Cup debut, should he be selected for England tonight, and has spoken of his delight at linking up again with Thomas Tuchel. \n <\/p>\n


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The Chelsea skipper is part of the Three Lions squad, along with his Blues team-mate Trevoh Chalobah<\/a> who was a late call-up following injury to fellow Cobham graduate, Tino Livramento.<\/p>\n

England, led by former Chelsea head coach Tuchel, open their campaign later today at the Dallas Stadium, Arlington, with James hoping he can finally feature at a World Cup having missed out previously through injury.<\/p>\n

And, the man who could give him that opportunity, is someone the right-back knows better than most in the squad. A man who knows what it\u2019s like to win a major trophy, following our successful Champions League win under the German back in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u2018I had an amazing time with the manager together at Chelsea and I\u2019m happy he’s the [England] boss,\u2019 James said of Tuchel, in an interview with the England official app. \u2018I\u2019m glad to work with him again.<\/p>\n

\u2018Timing is everything [in football] and I’ve missed a few major tournaments. I\u2019ve tried to be ready and be as well prepared as possible for this one, and I’ll give my country my all. <\/p>\n

\u2018For sure, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here [to win the World Cup]. We didn\u2019t come to just take part, and as we speak, we’re on the mountain, still climbing. <\/p>\n

\u2018There’s still room to go for sure and it\u2019s good the fans are in high spirits, but the tournament is yet to start for us so we have a long way to go.\u2019<\/p>\n


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