MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Less than a year into the Thomas Tuchel era and England has seen little to suggest its decades-long wait for a trophy will end at next year's World Cup.

The German coach goes into the latest round of World Cup qualifiers on the back of two chastening performances in June, including a 3-1 loss at home to Senegal.

The other match, an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Andorra, was described by one British newspaper as England's “worst ever” win.

Tuchel, hired last October and in position since January, was appointed because of his trophy-winning pedigree at Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich and charged with the responsibility of delivering England's first trophy since its one and only World Cup triumph in 1966.

Reminders of the expectations on him are

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