Overview

• On June 10 in Nottingham, England lost 3-1 to Senegal, marking their first defeat against an African side in 21 encounters.
• Coach Thomas Tuchel overhauled the lineup, retaining only Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane from his usual starters and fielding an untested back four.
• Harry Kane opened the scoring in the seventh minute but England conceded through Ismaïla Sarr (40′), Habib Diarra (62′) and Cheikh Sabaly (90′+3).
• Tuchel admitted the team looked sluggish in the first half and praised his players’ reaction after conceding two early goals.
• Captain Harry Kane insisted the squad would not panic and stressed the need for defensive improvements as England ramps up World Cup preparations.