"They are a difficult team to score against, and we were the only team to create this amount of chances and score twice."
Looking ahead, Tuchel expressed confidence. "We will step up.
The bigger the games get, the bigger we will get."
England will face the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta on Wednesday.
The DR Congo secured its first-ever World Cup victory, beating Uzbekistan 3-1 to advance as a best third-placed team from Group K.
Colombia topped Group K after a 0-0 draw with Portugal, which sends Portugal to face Croatia in the round of 32.
Croatia finished second in Group L behind England after a 2-1 win over Ghana, with goals from Petar Sucic and Nikola Vlasic.
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The result eliminated Scotland and led to the immediate resignation of Scotland manager Steve Clarke. Croatia will play Portugal in Toronto on Thursday.
