New footage has captured the exact moment Jordan Henderson suffered a serious arm injury while celebrating England's historic 3-2 victory over Mexico at the Azteca. The 36-year-old midfielder was stretchered off after landing awkwardly on his wrist while climbing over advertising hoardings during the full-time celebrations. He required oxygen and was taken directly to hospital.
Manager's Reaction
England boss Thomas Tuchel expressed concern in a post-match interview with the BBC, stating: "Not good, not good, next thing is a right defender now with the red card, Jordan just fell over and injured his wrist, it looks really bad." In his press conference, Tuchel added: "He injured his wrist, he's gone to hospital it's quite a serious injury. It doesn't fit with the night. I don't know if there will be a procedure."
The Incident
The injury occurred after England players jumped over advertising hoardings to celebrate with fans, singing Oasis' "Wonderwall." As the team returned to the pitch, Henderson appeared to catch something on his way back over, losing control and falling. He put his left arm on the ground to break the fall, causing his wrist to snap. Teammates formed a huddle around him as medical staff provided treatment before he was taken off on a stretcher with oxygen.
Match Context
England had secured a hard-fought 3-2 win, with Jude Bellingham scoring a brace to give them a 2-0 lead. Julian Quinones pulled one back for Mexico before half-time. Early in the second half, right-back Jarell Quansah was sent off for a shocking challenge, but England responded immediately with a penalty from captain Harry Kane after Anthony Gordon was fouled. Raul Jimenez converted a penalty for Mexico to reduce the deficit again, but England held on.
England are set to face Norway in the World Cup quarter-final in Miami on Saturday evening. Norway advanced after Erling Haaland's brace secured a 2-1 win against Brazil.
