The team’s qualifying record is impressive but not as important as their burgeoning confidence and momentum The team’s qualifying record is impressive but not as important as their burgeoning confidence and momentum “R ight now, I could say that everything played out perfectly,” Thomas Tuchel says, as he reflects on having led England through qualifying to the World Cup finals: phase one of the mission complete. It does not feel incongruous for the head coach to talk about perfection – partly