The FA have looked at England crashing out of the World Cup and decided Thomas Tuchel is still their man. Right or wrong, you have to respect the commitment.

Sources confirmed to ESPN and reported by the BBC that Tuchel will remain as England head coach through to Euro 2028, with the Football Association standing firmly behind him despite the tournament exit. No panic, no knee-jerk sacking, no scramble for a replacement. The FA are keeping calm and carrying on — whether that's admirable or deeply frustrating depends entirely on your tolerance for patience.

The Case For Keeping Him

Let's be honest with ourselves: England's World Cup campaigns have been a graveyard for reputations long before Tuchel arrived. Sacking managers the moment things go wrong has become something of a national pastime, and it's produced almost nothing of value. At least the FA appear to have thought this one through rather than reaching for the ejector seat.

Tuchel was always a project appointment. The FA brought in a proven European-level manager specifically because they wanted to build something more structured, more tactically coherent than previous squads had offered. One bad tournament — or at least, a tournament that didn't go the distance — doesn't automatically erase the logic of that plan. Euro 2028 is on home soil. The FA know what's at stake, and they know a change in the dugout right now would set the rebuild back significantly.

There's also the broader context of what's been happening around English football at this World Cup. England weren't the only side to underperform. The tournament has chewed up and spat out plenty of big names. France, for their part, knocked England out — and given the quality on that pitch, it wasn't entirely a shock that England came up short. It stings, but it isn't a crisis.

What the FA Are Betting On

Keeping Tuchel is a bet on continuity paying off. The logic runs like this: Euro 2028 is at home, the squad has genuine quality, and disrupting the setup now would cost more than it gains. That's not an unreasonable position. It's also one that puts enormous pressure on the next three years to actually deliver something.

The FA have form for giving managers long enough rope to either perform or hang themselves. If Tuchel can sharpen England's tournament edge before 2028, this decision looks smart. If Euro 2028 ends in another quarterfinal exit or worse, in front of a home crowd, this will be remembered as the moment the FA doubled down on the wrong hand.

We'll be watching how the squad responds. Player confidence, the next qualifying campaign, how Tuchel handles the political noise that always surrounds England — all of it matters now more than ever. A home Euros is not a safety net. It's a magnifying glass.

The FA have made their call. Now Tuchel has to earn it.