Injury during celebration: England's Henderson must be treated in hospital

Tuchel expresses his dismay

Thomas Tuchel expressed his dismay about the loss of his experienced player immediately after the match. In a statement, he described the injury as serious and emphasised that it was very unfortunate that the player could no longer celebrate the team evening. The verbatim quote from Thomas Tuchel is: „Es ist eine ziemlich schwere Verletzung und es passt einfach nicht zu diesem Abend, dass Jordan jetzt nicht bei uns ist."

The match, in which England faced Mexico on Sunday at the Azteca Stadium, was a round-of-16 fixture in an ongoing World Cup tournament. The victory was only secured late, after the English team had turned an interim deficit into a 3:2 lead.

With the hard-fought success at the Azteca Stadium, England advanced to the next round of the tournament. Without the unwell captain, Harry Kane and his strike partners had made the decisive difference in a duel characterised by tactics and intensity.

Fall over the barrier

Thomas Tuchel, who manages the English team, spoke in his assessment of the injury of a "pretty serious injury" (verbatim: "a pretty serious injury"). He stressed that in such a moment, when the team should be celebrating together, it hurt all the more that Henderson could no longer be with the squad.

Henderson, for years one of the most experienced players in the England squad, had joined in the celebrations in the closing stages of the match. However, the fall over the stadium barrier resulted in an injury that required a hospital stay. His condition and the duration of his absence were still unclear at the time of reporting.

Impact on the rest of the tournament

Late into the evening, videos circulated on social networks showing Henderson being carried off on a stretcher by pitch attendants, while his teammates watched on with concern. Captain Harry Kane is said to have rushed to the injured colleague's side immediately, according to the BBC.

From the English FA, it was said that the player would continue to receive medical care in the coming days and that he would be brought back into the squad as soon as possible. According to the association, Henderson himself has not yet publicly commented on the injury.

Thomas Tuchel announced that the team wanted to enjoy the victory despite the shock and would focus on the upcoming tasks. „Wir freuen uns natürlich, dass wir weitergekommen sind, aber die Gedanken sind in dieser Nacht bei Jordan", said the coach.