England were held to a 1-1 draw by Uruguay at Wembley in a friendly that saw Ben White score what looked like the winner before giving away a stoppage-time penalty. The Arsenal defender, who was booed by sections of the home crowd when introduced as a substitute, put England ahead in the 75th minute but then conceded a spot-kick in added time, which Federico Valverde converted to salvage a draw for Uruguay.
The match was marred by several controversial decisions. Uruguay's Ronald Araujo escaped a red card for a dangerous challenge on Phil Foden, while Manuel Ugarte was shown two yellow cards but was not sent off after the referee, seemingly overruled by VAR, rescinded the second booking. Thomas Tuchel, speaking to ITV, expressed frustration: "It is not a penalty... how is this not checked by VAR?"
England dominated large spells but lacked a cutting edge. Harry Maguire, who also spoke to ITV, said: "I thought we controlled the whole game... a ridiculous penalty... it's soft." He added: "You don't see tackles like that and not see a red card." The result leaves England with work to do ahead of the World Cup, with Tuchel praising the performance but acknowledging the need to manage games better.
