Miami, July 19 -- England manager Thomas Tuchel hailed the "unbelievable" resilience of his squad on Saturday after England secured its best World Cup finish in 60 years, overcoming France 6-4 in a thrilling bronze-medal match.
England surged to a 4-0 lead in the first half, and while France found its rhythm after the interval, it was ultimately unable to overturn the deficit. Bukayo Saka completed a hat-trick for England.
"I cannot worship this performance and this mentality today highly enough," Tuchel said.
"We had one day less to prepare, thousands more kilometers in our bones than the opponent, and we come from the heat... but again and again, we found a way. It was normal for us to suffer, andI am very impressed that we showed the ...