Thomas Tuchel confirmed he will remain England's manager through Euro 2028, addressing his future after Wednesday's semifinal loss to Argentina at the World Cup. Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez scored late to give Argentina a 2-1 comeback win in Atlanta, overturning Anthony Gordon's 55th-minute opener for England.

England will now face France in Saturday's third-place match in Miami Gardens, Florida, while Argentina advances to Sunday's final against Spain. Tuchel signed a contract extension with the Football Association before the tournament that ties him to the role through the 2028 European Championship.

Tuchel confirmed his commitment to the position when asked directly about his future.

"First of all, the World Cup is not over. There is still a match to play that we are not looking forward so much to, but there is still a match to play," said Tuchel. "Then we keep on going. I have a contract until the home Euros, and I'm looking forward to that, even now [when] it is difficult to look that far ahead."

Tuchel's substitutions drew scrutiny after England lost momentum late in the match, with Lionel Messi setting up both Argentina goals, including Martinez's stoppage-time winner. Tuchel replaced defender Reece James with Dan Burn and midfielder Declan Rice with defender Nico O'Reilly in the 82nd minute. England held just 12 percent possession between Gordon's goal and Argentina's equalizer.

Asked whether he regretted his decisions, Tuchel defended his approach.

"No, I believe that's just the nature of the game," said Tuchel. "As soon as you lose, you get criticized. ... No one knows what would have happened if we made different decisions. So, it makes no sense to engage in that and lose my head. I'm responsible for them, I took them, so I take the criticism. That's just the way it is."

England captain Harry Kane criticized the team's approach after taking the lead.

"Once we went 1-0 up, we seemed to just try and hold on, which at this level is just not enough, so I'm gutted," said Kane.

England's defeat continues a pattern of late collapses in major tournaments, including the 2018 World Cup semifinal loss to Croatia and the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy, both games in which England led before losing. Tuchel dismissed the idea that recurring late-game struggles reflect a deeper pattern specific to the national team.

"I love to see these things in a football matter and through football glasses, so first of all I always think solvable on the football field," said Tuchel. "I don't believe so much in an English thing and in a curse or whatever, or in like history repeating itself in these moments. It's different coaches, different players, different situations, different opponents, so I think basically I believe in the football thing, which for me still as a football coach cost us today because I think we were just not active enough in any structure."