Watch the new series 'Building the Dream'

England fans will get an unprecedented look at Thomas Tuchel’s time as the Three Lions’ head coach so far in a new documentary ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

‘Building the Dream, England’s Road to the World Cup’ is a three-part series charting the former Chelsea boss’ journey to the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer.

The must-watch series will be exclusively available to watch via the official England app, with part one, ‘Lift Off', released on Sunday 31 March.

Produced ahead of England’s bid to win their first major tournament since the 1966 World Cup, the documentary features in-depth interviews with Tuchel himself, captain Harry Kane and a host of key figures.

In the first episode, Tuchel discusses his motivation for taking on what has been described by some as the ‘impossible job’ and reveals he first fancied the challenge five years ago.

“When I was coach of Chelsea during the 2021 EUROs, all the matches played at Wembley did something to the country and did something to the region around London,” Tuchel said.

“I just remember calling my agent and telling him ‘you cannot believe what’s going on, people are so excited for the national team’. When England is playing, they’re all up for England and I was not used to that and it was so nice to see.

“I even said to him that it’d be a dream to be the national coach, it’s amazing, and he replied: ‘have you checked your passport?! You have a German passport, my friend, that will not happen!’ So I’m very happy that he was wrong and we proved him wrong.”

Two more episodes, ‘Unbeaten’ and ‘The Next Step’, will be released ahead of the tournament, which for England begins with a Group L fixture against Croatia in Dallas on 17 June.

Tuchel and his squad then face Ghana on 23 June in Boston and Panama in New York/New Jersey on 27 June.