How England's Jordan Henderson got nasty injury in celebrations of Mexico win

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>Long-time England veteran Jordan Henderson didn't play during Sunday's thrilling 3-2 win over Mexico at the Azteca.

>After the match, though, Henderson was injured, and it was an ugly one.

>“Not good,” coach Thomas Tuchel told the BBC after the match. “Jordan just fell over and injured his wrist. It looks really bad.”

>It was an eventful evening for Henderson, who also picked up a yellow card while he was warming up along the sideline.

>The injury required a hospital trip, as well. It's not how Henderson would've drawn up such a night for himself.

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How did Jordan Henderson get injured?Henderson was going with his teammates to celebrate after the match, seemingly heading toward the stands.

>To get there, he had to jump over an advertising board.

>Henderson's leg got caught on the board as he went over, and he tumbled to the ground, with his arms landing first.

>It appears he did something to his wrist or elbow as he tried to catch himself upon landing:

Jordan Henderson with apparent injury during postgame celebrations pic.twitter.com/SbhovqKDAY

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>England will obviously be hoping Henderson is OK, but this probably puts his chances of playing in the rest of the tournament in jeopardy.

>Henderson hasn't been a key contributor, but it's never good to lose depth, especially an experienced player like Henderson.

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