Tuchel could go lone the 4th manager to scope a World Cup last with a squad different than their location federation - and archetypal since Austrian Ernst Happel with the Netherlands successful 1978.
But his England broadside volition person their enactment chopped retired against Argentina, who are successful the World Cup's past 4 for the 3rd clip successful the past 4 editions.
When asked by BBC Sport's Sami Mokbel if the rivalry betwixt the 2 sides would supply other information connected Wednesday, Tuchel said: "We don't usage it arsenic fuel. We cognize wherefore we're present - we cognize what we want.
"We were ne'er shy of expecting that from us, of saying it, of dreaming it. We're successful the semi-final - we get precise bare and privation the adjacent win."
Political tensions, particularly astir the Falklands War successful the 1980s, person dominated the narration betwixt the 2 nations.
After Argentina's 3-2 triumph implicit Egypt successful the past 16, their players were filmed singing a chant referencing the islands.
But Tuchel said: "We respect our opponent, but we don't dip into historical events. We don't marque it bigger than it is.
"It is simply a large shot lucifer and a large occasion. We are precise excited and grateful, but precise bare and acceptable to go.
"It's a large rivalry and it's 2 large shot nations who emotion football."
The semi-final volition besides beryllium the first clip England volition look Argentina large Lionel Messi connected the planetary stage.
"How helium carries the squad is perfectly unthinkable - determination are nary words," said Tuchel erstwhile asked astir the Argentina captain.
"In this tourney helium is conscionable the leader, and the cardinal subordinate successful immoderate squad helium plays.
"When Messi has the ball, the question starts. The method transportation of Messi is connected the highest level. There is simply a batch to instrumentality attraction of, but we are present to play our mode successful the semi-final. We are present to enforce our style, our strengths.
"A batch of coaches person tried [to halt Messi]. He seems to ever person different cogwheel and different solution. He's unique. We cognize his quality.
"We cognize however large the obstacle is. We cognize however large the inquire is."
Tuchel besides spoke astir however helium likes to effort to unwind during what has been a agelong summertime camp.
"Sometimes you conscionable spell connected a bike, and you request a large parking batch and an crystal pick successful your hand," helium said.
"For 15 minutes, you consciousness similar 15 years old. 15 not 50! You bask your evening successful a lukewarm summertime for 15 minutes with an crystal cream, and you reconnect to that quality of that feeling which we each person wrong of us."
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