The report says Anthony Gordon put England ahead before the side dropped into a very low defensive block. That shift matters more than any single mistake.
That sequence points to a familiar knockout-stage problem: protecting a lead too early can invite pressure that elite teams know how to exploit.
The broader campaign, as outlined in the report, was still impressive.
That contrast is important. Tuchel’s tournament was not defined by one idea failing every time. It was defined by good adaptation in some matches and caution at the worst possible moment in another.
The update says the FA review goes beyond substitutions and shape, extending into travel demands, recovery and set-piece analysis. That is sensible, but the central football issue looks simpler: when England had momentum, they appear to have abandoned it.
The next chapter is expected to arrive in September, when England are due to face Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia in the Nations League. That run should reveal whether Tuchel’s big lesson has already been learned.