Hello and welcome to the City Ground the Guardian liveblog bunker for live coverage of England v Senegal at Wembley. Thomas Tuchel isn?t in the business of selling tickets or building hype, but his unsparing assessment ? Kevin the ****ager tribute included ? of England?s performance in Andorra has increased the interest in what could otherwise have been just another friendly.
This is only the second meeting between the sides, a bit of a surprise given their status in world football. The first was in the last 16 of Qatar 2022, when England surged to a 3-0 victory. The next World Cup is the endgame for Tuchel and England, but tonight?s game has a standalone appeal that wasn?t there 72 hours ago.
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