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Thomas Tuchel is considering singing the national anthem at next year's World Cup. The England manager previously stated he would need to earn the privilege of singing God Save the King after accepting the role. And now the Three Lions' first German boss has steered the side to the United States next summer following a flawless qualifying campaign.

Tuchel confesses he is relishing the position and broke into a wide smile when questioned about whether he felt he had now earned the right to sing the anthem at the World Cup. "You think it is already there," Tuchel responded. "I will think about it. Yeah, maybe. Let's see."

The national anthem became a contentious matter when caretaker manager Lee Carsley, who played internationally for the Republic of Ireland, announced he would not sing God Save The King whilst in temporary command.

That sparked considerable discussion and criticism, which subsequently made it a prominent topic following the Football Association's appointment of a German to lead England.

Nevertheless, Tuchel managed the situation expertly, indicating he would make a decision at a later stage when he initially took over, before declaring in March that he would need to earn the privilege of singing it.

Tuchel said last year: "You have a very powerful, emotional and meaningful national anthem, and I could not be more proud to be on the sideline and be in charge of the English national team. It means everything. It means a lot to me, I can assure you.

"But I can feel it because it is that meaningful and it is that emotional and it is so powerful the national anthem that I have to earn my right to sing it.

"I will earn it with results, with building a group, with doing my job properly and by creating a feeling where maybe even you guys say at some point 'Now it's time that you sing it, it feels like you need to properly earn it and you're a proper English guy now!".

It seems that Tuchel might be belting out God Save The King at next summer's World Cup.