The Three Lions were beaten 1-0 by Japan in a friendly on Tuesday (31.03.26) that marked their final game before the coach names his 26-man squad for the World Cup and Tuchel hopes that his top players can stay fit after an injury-disrupted camp.

The England boss said: "It will be scary to watch TV on the weekend and throughout, because from now on every muscle injury can mean that a player misses out.

"It's one thing if players go, if players gets injured, which is anyway not nice but then Jordan Henderson, who is a key figure for us in camp, is out, Declan Rice is out, Bukayo (Saka) is out.

"They are captains for their clubs, and they drive the standards. And then Harry Kane drops out so it's basically the leadership group who is not available. This affects, of course, a group.

"Everyone gave everything and from now on, of course, still now all these injuries, I think, will be still manageable in the window of time that we have to be invested in club football in May and be ready for the World Cup.

"But from now on, the next eight weeks, I am concerned, of course, and I hope that everything goes well for the players, that they stay healthy."

The defeat to Japan means that England are still yet to beat a team ranked in the top 20 of the FIFA World Rankings under Tuchel, but the German coach has played down the significance of the result at Wembley.

He said: "The most important [thing] is that we learn from it. This camp will not define us, and we have two months to digest it, to take the learnings, to nominate our squad, to get players back healthy.

"Hopefully they stay healthy, that we have the full choice, and then we will pursue our dream from June."