Mike McGrath
England midfielder Jordan Henderson is anxiously waiting to see if his World Cup is over after suffering a serious wrist injury during England’s celebrations after their 3-2 win over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.
Henderson had his teammates singing A wonderful wall after the famous victory he slipped trying to climb over the advertising hoardings to re-enter the field.
England physios raced to the technical area to get equipment to treat Henderson near the away goal, then paramedics carried the Brentford midfielder to the dressing room on a stretcher.
“It’s not good. It’s not good. We have a defender at the moment with a red card and Jordan just fell and injured his wrist. It’s very bad,” Thomas Tuchel, the England manager, said.
England produced one of the best results of the World Cup to beat Mexico City, despite Jarell Quansah’s red card.
As the final version of the game A wonderful wall end, Henderson landed badly on his arm, which meant he was carried off the field on a stretcher and oxygen was required.
Harry Kane, the England captain, also confirmed that Henderson suffered an injury of his own.
“Hendo just fell there,” he said. “It was a crazy game, we had to fight. We had to find something. I’ve just been singing there and I can’t talk.
“Everything was against us, but we found a way. I thought I got to the ball first, but it was one of those days where the referee gave too much against us. In the end it didn’t matter. I’m happy.”
Jude Bellingham added: “He (Henderson) is in a bit of a quandary. But our medical team has everything under control. It’s not best to give more details because I don’t know a lot of what’s going on, but everyone was there to support him.”
Henderson was not in the starting line-up for the Mexico match, but received a yellow card for his actions in extra time.
He played his first match against Panama in the group stage, coming on for the last six minutes.
Telegraph, London
