Devastating Jordan Henderson injury update after freak celebration incident
Jordan Henderson will miss the rest of the World Cup after suffering a freak injury following England's win over Mexico.
England defeated Mexico 3-2 in the World Cup's last 16 in the early hours of Monday morning in the UK, with a Jude Bellingham brace and Harry Kane penalty securing the dramatic win.
That has set up an intriguing quarter-final clash with Norway in Miami on Saturday (July 11), but Thomas Tuchel will be without Jordan Henderson for the match - and the rest of the tournament.
The veteran midfielder suffered a serious injury during England's celebrations at full-time in the Azteca.
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After England players hopped over the advertising hoardings surrounding the pitch to be closer to their fans and sing 'Wonderwall', disaster struck.
Henderson was attempting to jump back over the board but video footage appeared to show his hand slip while he was in the air, causing him to fall to the ground and land on his arm at an awkward angle.
The Athletic has now reported that Henderson will require wrist surgery and will miss the rest of the World Cup.
The latest on Jordan Henderson's injury
Dan Burn was the first person to notice Henderson was in serious pain after his accidental fall, and immediately called for medics to attend to his teammate.
Henderson was given oxygen on the side of the pitch before being stretchered off the field and taken to hospital in Mexico City.
The Brentford midfielder did not return to the Three Lions' base in Kansas City with the rest of the squad, though it's reported a member of the England medical team stayed behind with him.
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TalkSPORT's Alex Crook reports Henderson is awaiting transfer to Kansas City to undergo surgery on a broken radius, a bone in the arm.
Henderson has made a single appearance in the tournament, coming off the bench against Panama, but will not be adding to his 90 caps this summer.
He did not feature against Mexico, but was shown a yellow card by the referee for interfering during stoppage time at the end of the match.
Speaking in the immediate aftermath of the game, manager Tuchel said: “Jordan injured his wrist. It just doesn’t fit to the evening that Jordan is not with us. I don’t know the procedure, the doctor told me he is in the hospital.”
Will Henderson get replaced for the remainder of the World Cup?
Due to FIFA rules, England can not call up a replacement for Henderson, so will have to cope with a 25-man squad for the rest of the tournament.
Tuchel will likely be without defender Jarell Quansah for the next round, too, after he was sent off against Mexico.
Though, England may always appeal following FIFA decision to suspend USA striker Folarin Balogun's ban after he was sent off in his last appearance.
England's tournament has been plagued by injuries, even before it began. Tino Livramento was ruled out ahead of the opening game against Croatia, with Trevoh Chalobah being called up to replace him.
Reece James hasn't played in the last three games after suffering a hamstring strain, while Declan Rice is soldiering on despite a painful calf issue.
2026 World Cup results so far
Monday 6 July
Round of 16 - Match 92: Mexico vs England, 2-3
Sunday 5 July
Round of 16 - Match 91: Brazil vs Norway, 1-2
Saturday 4 July
Round of 32 - Match 87: Colombia vs Ghana, 1-0
Round of 16 - Match 90: Canada vs Morocco, 0-3
Round of 16 - Match 89: Paraguay vs France, 0-1
Friday 3 July
Round of 32 - Match 83: Portugal vs Croatia, 2-1
Round of 32 - Match 85: Switzerland vs Algeria, 2-0
Round of 32 - Match 88: Australia vs Egypt, 1-1 (2-4)
Round of 32 - Match 86: Argentina vs Cabo Verde, 3-2
Thursday, 2 July
Round of 32 - Match 81: USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovnia, 2-0
Round of 32 - Match 84: Spain vs Austria, 3-0
Wednesday, 1 July
Round of 32 - Match 79: Mexico vs Ecuador, 2-0
Round of 32 - Match 80: England vs DR Congo, 2-1
Round of 32 - Match 82: Belgium vs Senegal, 3-2
Tuesday, 30 June
Round of 32 - Match 75: Netherlands vs Morocco, 1-1 (3-2)
Round of 32 - Match 78: Ivory Coast vs Norway, 2-1
Round of 32 - Match 77: France vs Sweden, 3-0
Monday, 29 June
Round of 32 - Match 76: Brazil vs Japan, 2-1
Round of 32 - Match 74: Germany vs Paraguay, 1-1 (4-3)
Sunday, 28 June
Group K: Colombia vs Portugal, 0-0
Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, 3-1
Group J: Algeria vs Austria, 3-3
Group J: Jordan vs Argentina, 3-1
Round of 32 - Match 73: South Africa vs Canada, 1-0
Saturday, 27 June
Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, 0-0
Group H: Uruguay vs Spain, 1-0
Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium, 5-1
Group G: Egypt vs Iran, 1-1
Group L: Panama vs England, 2-0
Group L: Croatia vs Ghana, 2-1
Friday, 26 June
Group I: Senegal vs Iraq, 5-0
Group I: Norway vs France, 4-1
Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, 3-1
Group F: Japan vs Sweden, 1-1
Group D: Türkiye vs USA, 3-2
Group D: Paraguay vs Australia, 0-0
Thursday, 25 June
Group A: South Africa vs South Korea, 1-0
Group A: Mexico vs Czech Republic, 3-0
Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast, 2-0
Group E: Germany vs Ecuador, 2-1
Wednesday, 24 June
Group C: Brazil vs Scotland, 3-0
Group C: Morocco vs Haiti, 4-2
Group B: Qatar vs Bosnia-Herzegovnia, 3-1
Group B: Switzerland vs Canada, 2-1
Group L: Panama vs Croatia, 1-0
Group L: Colombia vs DR Congo, 1-0
Tuesday, 23 June
Group I: Norway vs Senegal, 3-2
Group J: Algeria vs Jordan, 2-1
Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan, 5-0
Group L: England vs Ghana, 0-0
Monday, 22 June
Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt, 1-3
Group J: Argentina vs Austria, 2-0
Group I: France vs Iraq, 3-0
Sunday, 21 June
Group E: Ecuador vs Curaçao, 0-0
Group F: Tunisia vs Japan, 0-4
Group G: Belgium vs Iran, 0-0
Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia, 4-0
Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde, 2-2
Saturday, 20 June
Group C: Brazil vs Haiti, 3-0
Group D: Turkey vs Paraguay, 0-1
Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast, 2-1
Group F: Netherlands vs Sweden, 5-1
Friday, 19 June
Group A: Mexico vs South Korea, 1-0
Group C: Scotland vs Morocco, 0-1
Group D: USA vs Australia, 2-0
Thursday 18 June
Group L: Ghana vs Panama, 1-0
Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia, 1-3
Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa, 1-1
Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, 4-1
Group B: Canada vs Qatar, 6-0
Wednesday 17 June
Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo, 1-1
Group L: England vs Croatia, 4-2
Group J: Argentina vs Algeria, 3-0
Group J: Austria vs Jordan, 3-1
Tuesday 16 June
Group G: Iran vs New Zealand, 2-2
Group I: France vs Senegal, 3-1
Group I: Iraq vs Norway, 1-4
Monday, 15 June
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, 1-0
Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia, 5-1
Sunday, 14 June
Group C: Haiti vs Scotland, 0-1
Group D: Australia vs Turkey, 2-0
Group E: Germany vs Curaçao, 7-1
Group F: Netherlands vs Japan, 2-2
Saturday, 13 June
Group D: USA vs Paraguay, 4-1
Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland, 1-1
Group C: Brazil vs Morocco, 1-1
Friday, 12 June
Group A: South Korea vs Czech Republic, 2-1
Group B: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, 1-1
Thursday, 11 June
Group A: Mexico vs South Africa, 2-0
Daniel Murphy