{"id":727,"date":"2026-07-06T10:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=727"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:35:39","slug":"englands-jordan-henderson-suffers-freak-injury-amid-world-cup-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=727","title":{"rendered":"England&#8217;s Jordan Henderson suffers freak injury amid World Cup celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>England\u2019s celebration<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/05\/sports\/england-holds-off-mexico-to-reach-quarterfinals-in-world-cup-thriller\/\"> following a wild win over Mexico<\/a> in the Round of 16 was dampened after midfielder Jordan Henderson was injured in bizarre fashion, hurting his wrist after the team celebrated with English fans in Mexico on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions had been celebrating with their supporters while \u201cWonderwall\u201d by Oasis played over the Estadio Azteca sound system when Henderson went to jump over a dasher board and fell hard onto the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A fellow England teammate saw and quickly waved over for the medical staff to come check on Henderson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>England manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed that Henderson had been injured and that he hurt his wrist in the odd incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s at the moment in the hospital, so it\u2019s quite a serious injury,\u201d Tuchel said. \u201cIt just doesn\u2019t fit to the evening that Jordan is now not with us. I don\u2019t know the procedure [that\u2019s] going on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuchel added that he had been fulfilling his media obligations when the team\u2019s doctors had informed him that Henderson had been transported to a local hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The England manager described his emotions as \u201cvery mixed\u201d over his pride in his team\u2019s performance coupled with being \u201csad\u201d over the Henderson injury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39898125\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39898125\" width=\"246\" 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