The odds on England winning the 2026 World Cup remain unmoved following Thomas Tuchel's appointment as manager.
After widespread reports broke on Tuesday that a deal had been agreed for the German, 51, to replace Gareth Southgate, the Football Association confirmed the news on Wednesday morning.
Tuchel will take charge on January 1 on an 18-month contract running to the conclusion of the World Cup in North America, a tournament hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
World Cup 2026 winner odds (via Sky Bet)
- Spain - 11/2
- Brazil - 6/1
- France, England - 13/2
- Argentina - 9/1
- Germany - 10/1
- Portugal - 14/1
- Netherlands - 16/1
- Italy, Belgium - 25/1
Odds correct at 1000 BST (16/10/24)
England, who must still qualify for the finals, are priced as 7/1 fourth favourites behind Spain, France and Brazil with most firms, shorter than both holders Argentina and Tuchel's home nation Germany.
Under Southgate, the Three Lions reached the semi-finals in Russia in 2018, their best run since reaching the same stage at Italia '90, before losing to France in the quarter-finals in Qatar four years later.
England have only once made the final, when famously beating Germany at Wembley in 1966.
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