England's road to the quarter-finals

The campaign so far

BBC Sport has put together a full goals compilation from England's run to the last eight — and watching it back, a picture of Tuchel's side starts to form. Not the chaotic, crossed-fingers England of tournaments past, but something more deliberate. More structured. The goals tell that story as much as anything else.

The details of individual scorelines and group-stage opponents aren't the point here. The point is the accumulation — a knockout-round place earned, not stumbled into.

What Tuchel has built

When Tuchel took the job, the reaction ranged from cautious to genuinely baffled. A German manager, no Premier League experience, handed the England brief. The timeline had opinions. It still does. But a World Cup quarter-final has a way of quietening a room.

His England press high, transition quickly, and — crucially — look like they know what they're doing in the final third. Whether that holds against Norway is the question that matters now.

Norway: the next problem

Norway arrive in Miami as a genuine threat. Erling Haaland at a World Cup, in form, at the knockout stage — that's the fixture. England's defensive shape will be tested in a way the group stage probably didn't demand.

Tuchel will have watched the compilation too. He won't have enjoyed it as much as the fans did.

The quarter-final is where campaigns become stories. England have the ingredients. Miami is the stage.