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England were jubilant after defeating Mexico in their World Cup last 16 match on Sunday night, but a minor slip-up amid a celebration after the 3-2 victory may have cost them a player.
England midfielder Jordan Henderson was taken to hospital after suffering a wrist injury, coach Thomas Tuchel said. Henderson suffered the injury when he fell on a billboard during the post-match celebration.
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England’s Jordan Henderson celebrates his team’s victory over Panama in the World Cup Group L soccer match in East Rutherford, New Jersey, near New York, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
“I have mixed feelings; I’m sad because Jordan injured his wrist and it’s quite serious. It just doesn’t fit with the night when Jordan is not with us,” Tuchel said. “I don’t know the procedure; the doctor told me he is in the hospital.”
Henderson slipped when he put his hand on the backboard to jump on it. Henderson’s teammates immediately called medical trainers to attend to him. He was carried off the field on a stretcher.
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England’s Harry Kane, right, and Jordan Henderson, left, celebrate the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)
It was Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane who lifted England over Mexico. Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half. Kane then converted a penalty to give England a two-goal lead.
“It was a crazy game. We had to fight,” Kane said. “I can’t really talk, but the occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way.”
The defeat marked Mexico’s first defeat in a World Cup at the Azteca Stadium.
“We’ve done something amazing tonight, no doubt, and we’ll enjoy it. And we’ll sing songs until we lose our voice on the plane and all that, but we’ll have a couple of days to recover, then we’ll get back to normal in terms of facing Norway,” Bellingham said.
England’s Jordan Henderson (14) is treated by training staff following an injury during the celebration after the World Cup round of 16 match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)
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England will play Norway in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
