Thomas Tuchel has said tournament success for the Lionesses and England 's Under-21s proves "there is no curse" for the men's side ahead of next summer's World Cup finals.

The Three Lions face Andorra on Saturday before travelling to Serbia on Tuesday in two qualifiers as they aim to book their spot in the 2026 showpiece to be held across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

England's women retained their European Championship crown in July with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Spain , a month after the country's U21 side also became back-to-back Euros winners with a 3-2 win against Germany .

The men have not won a major trophy since 1966 and were beaten in successive Euros finals under Tuchel's predecessor Gareth Southgate.

Asked if the victories for England's ot

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