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England's Tuchel stands by defensive substitutions in World Cup semi

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What happened

England boss Thomas Tuchel stands by his heavily criticized defensive substitutions in the World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, but accepts he made them too early. Tuchel said England were “waiting for death” as they could not cope with the attacking tactics adopted by Lionel Scaloni’s side in Atlanta as they chased the game following Anthony Gordon’s opener on the hour.

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