Thomas Tuchel insists the whole nation should get excited after England’s World Cup draw.

Tuchel was paired with Croatia, Ghana and Panama in their group - and could face a hard path top glory with co-hosts Mexico in Mexico City in the last 16 and a potential meeting with Brazil in the quarter finals.

But bullish Tuchel says England should not fear anyone - even playing a team from “another galaxy” as he says they must focus on winning Group L as they kick off against Croatia on June 17.

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England boss Tuchel said: "It's most important that we arrive with hunger. We arrive with hunger and with excitement and arrive as a team. We don't worry. We don't worry about our opponents.

“So it makes no sense, we will not get carried away, we will not point out a pathway or whatever, we will just make sure we play well and do good in the group.”

Tuchel revealed that he has already had a text message from Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic who he managed at Chelsea. “They're proud, they're full of talent. I'm pretty sure I already have a message from Mateo Kovacic on my phone. We know them, they know us, it's a big opening match, it could easily be a quarter-final or even later in the tournament but it is what it is,” said Tuchel.

“I've always said don't wish for things, we don't want to avoid anything at all costs, so now we know and now to be prepared.” That also counted for England’s path later in the tournament and a potential tie against Mexico.

Tuchel added: “Someone said, 'whoever wins the medal in New Jersey, they will absolutely deserve it at the toughest tournament.’

“It sounds like a pretty tough tournament. But I will be excited to play in Mexico City, because I remember the World Cup there, and then I watched it as a teenager, and it was just like watching something from Mars or from another galaxy.

“But to be in there and then play a knockout game against Mexico? Anything can happen. We cannot get carried away now talking about Mexico or Brazil. We don't know if we will meet them.

“We don't meet them for sure if we don't perform in the group so we need to make sure that we are there and who else joins us, we cannot influence everyone.”

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England kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia on June 17 in either Toronto or Dallas. The stadium in Dallas is home to the Dallas Cowboys and does have a roof.

They will play The second game is against Ghana in either Toronto or Boston on June 23 then they face Panama on June 27 in Philadelphia or New Jersey.

It will be scorching temperatures on the East Coast and even if they win their Group then it could get even hotter in the knock-out stages.

England will discover their venues and kick-off times on Saturday as FIFA are staging another event to confirm the whole World Cup schedule.