Subdued England suffer first ever defeat to African nation
England lost 3-1 to Senegal, marking the first time an African team has defeated England in a match.
This was Thomas Tuchel 's fourth game as England manager.
Senegal outplayed England, exposing familiar weaknesses such as a lack of midfield control and disorganised defence, despite Dean Henderson's saves keeping England in the game early on.
Tuchel's experimental choices and substitutions, including fielding an all-Chelsea centre-back pairing and later playing without a specialist striker, were questioned as they seemed to compound England 's difficulties.
Harry Kane scored his fourth goal under Tuchel, surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton in total goals, but other attacking talents failed to make an impact.
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