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England player injures wrist hopping over ad board during team's World Cup victory celebration vs Mexico
By Ryan Gaydos
Published July 06, 2026
England was jubilant after taking down Mexico in their Round of 16 World Cup match on Sunday night, but a small slip-up amid a celebration after the 3-2 win may have cost them a player.
English midfielder Jordan Henderson was taken to the hospital after he injured his wrist, coach Thomas Tuchel said. Henderson suffered the injury when he tumbled over an advertising board 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, N.J., June 27, 2026. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
"I have mixed feelings; I am sad because Jordan injured his wrist and it is quite serious. It just does not fit with the evening that Jordan is not with us," Tuchel said. "I do not know the procedure; the doctor told me that he is in the hospital."
Henderson slipped as he put his hand on the board to hop over it. Henderson’s teammates immediately called over for medical trainers to tend to him. He was stretchered off the field.
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England's Harry Kane, right, and Jordan Henderson, left, celebrate at the end of the Round of 16 match against Mexico 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. Then, Kane 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 handed Mexico’s first World Cup loss at Estadio Azteca.
"We’ve done something incredible tonight, no doubt about it, and we’ll enjoy it. And we’ll sing songs until we lose our voices on the plane and whatnot, but we’ll have a couple of days recovering, then it’s straight back to business in terms of facing Norway," Bellingham said.
England's Jordan Henderson is attended to by training staff following an injury during the celebration after the Round of 16 victory over Mexico, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)
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England will play Norway in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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