The victory that England achieved in the match with Mexico (3-2) made the British footballers overjoyed. Jordan Henderson (36 years old), for example, jumped over a billboard, fell and had surgery on his hand!
Wanting to celebrate the victory with the supporters, the midfielder jumped over a billboard, fell and landed on the ground. Medical teams intervened, and then he left the field on a stretcher. Henderson was taken to a hospital in Mexico City.
Coach Thomas Tuchel announced at the press conference that the player injured his wrist quite seriously and that he could be operated on. Which is what happened. So the experienced midfielder from Brentford became unavailable until the end of the competition.
Paradoxically, Henderson did not play against Mexico, but he is among the leaders of England’s squad at this final tournament of the World Cup.
At the end, Kane said: “It was a crazy game. We had to fight. We had to find a solution. Despite all these circumstances, we found a way to win. Our fans? Look at them! They are incredible, incredible support. I’m speechless. I can’t even speak,” said the recently crowned German champion.
The striker later returned in a video post on social media: “It was an incredible night. We appreciate the support of the fans. I know we had a lot of people in the stadium and a lot of people at home who watched us and stayed up late. The connection with everyone is even stronger now and we feel it more than ever. Now we have to recover, calm down. We have a few days to relax and then obviously prepare for the quarter-finals important”.
The British managed to win (3-2) against Mexico, but after a close encounter. They coped well with the fact that they performed at altitude and in an “Azteca” stadium where they did not have very good memories. There they lost (1-2) against Argentina, 40 years ago, thanks to Maradona’s “double”, the author of a sublime goal, in which he dribbled everything that came his way, but also a successful one “by the hand of God” (he committed a foul).
Jude Bellingham was at the forefront of Monday morning’s clash, opening the scoring in the 36th minute and two minutes later increasing the difference. The Real Madrid footballer thus reached five goals scored at the World Cup, level with Geoff Hurst, but behind Harry Kane (14) and Gary Lineker (10). The Mexicans managed to reduce the difference through Quinone (min. 42) and had a numerical superiority after the elimination of Quansah (min. 54), after a hard tackle on Gallardo (he saw the red card at the VAR notification). However, Harry Kane increased the gap (3-1) after converting a penalty in the 60th minute. The Bayern Munich forward reached 14 goals at the World Cup, level with Gerd Muller. The England captain in turn caused a penalty kick after fouling Gutierrez in the box, which was converted by Jimenez (min. 69). The score remained unchanged until the end although Mexico attacked furiously.
England will play Norway in the quarter-finals on Sunday, July 12, from 00:00.
