Georgia, July 1 -- England head coach Thomas Tuchel has urged his players to remain calm and avoid complacency ahead of their FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash against DR Congo, saying the tournament has shown that even favourites are being pushed to the limit, according to ESPN.

Speaking ahead of England's knockout fixture, Tuchel pointed to a series of closely contested matches, including Canada's stoppage-time winner against South Africa, Morocco's late equaliser before prevailing, and Germany's penalty shootout defeat, as evidence that the margins between teams have become increasingly narrow.

"What it shows to me... Canada found a winner in stoppage time [against South Africa], Morocco equalised in stoppage time then it went all the...