Henderson hurts wrist in England's World Cup celebrations
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- Jordan Henderson was taken to hospital with a "really bad" wrist injury after falling awkwardly from advertising hoardings at Azteca Stadium while celebrating England's 3-2 World Cup last-16 win over Mexico, and left the pitch on a stretcher.
- England manager Thomas Tuchel told BBC One the wrist injury is "quite serious" and confirmed Henderson, 36, won't travel back with the squad on Monday.
- Before the freak incident, the Brentford midfielder had played just six minutes of the entire tournament — all as a late substitute in England's Group L win over Panama.
- Henderson is likely to join Reece James, who suffered a hamstring injury in England's opening match, on the sidelines for Saturday's quarterfinal against Norway in Miami (22:00 BST).
- Defender Jarell Quansah is also unavailable after receiving a straight red card during the Mexico victory, deepening Tuchel's selection issues heading into the last-eight tie.
Why it matters: England face a mounting selection crisis for Saturday's Miami quarterfinal against Norway, with key players Henderson (hospitalised wrist), James (hamstring from game one) and Quansah (red card) all unavailable — forcing Tuchel to dig deep into a thin squad less than 72 hours after a dramatic knockout win.