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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hytner

England aim to win over Wembley and revive Wonderwall in Spain glamour fixture

England take part in practice drills at the Tottenham Hotspur training ground in London.
Thomas Tuchel said of the hard-to-please home fans: ‘The stadium is the stadium, the crowd is the crowd … It can be difficult.’ Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Thomas Tuchel has pictured the scene. It comes after the final whistle has blown on England’s Nations League opener against Spain on Saturday night, the first post-World Cup fixture for both teams, and it has Wembley swaying to the strains of Wonderwall. It is a moment of communion, a reconnection with the Oasis classic that was the soundtrack to England’s World Cup campaign, which delivered so much only to end in such disappointment.

“Do I think it will happen tomorrow?” Tuchel said, when asked if Wonderwall would play again afterwards. “I think it will happen if we win.”

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