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England were jubilant after beating Mexico in their World Cup round of 16 tie on Sunday night, but a slight fall amid a celebration after the 3-2 win may have cost them a player.
England midfielder Jordan Henderson was taken to hospital after injuring his wrist, coach Thomas Tuchel said. Henderson suffered the injury when he fell over 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, NJ, near New York, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
“I have mixed feelings; I’m sad because Jordan hurt his wrist and it’s quite serious. It just doesn’t go with the night when Jordan is not with us,” Tuchel said. “I don’t know the procedure; the doctor told me he’s in the hospital.”
Henderson slipped when he put his hand on the board to jump over it. Henderson’s teammates immediately called for medical trainers to attend to him. He was carried off the field.
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England’s Harry Kane, right, and Jordan Henderson, left, celebrate at the end of the World Cup Round of 16 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 speak, but the occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way.”
The defeat handed Mexico its first World Cup loss at the Estadio Azteca.
“We’ve done something incredible tonight, no doubt about it, and we’re going to enjoy it. And we’re going to sing songs until we lose our voices on the plane and whatnot, but we’re going to have a couple of days to recover, then it’s right back to business in terms of facing Norway,” Bellingham said.
England’s Jordan Henderson (14) is attended to by training staff after an injury during the post-match 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 face Norway in the quarter-finals on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
