Thomas Tuchel Fumes at Referees After England Beat Mexico at the Azteca
Thomas Tuchel said officiating was not good enough after England overcame a red card and a penalty to win 3-2.
- On Sunday, England secured a 3-2 victory over Mexico at Estadio Azteca, reaching the World Cup quarter-finals and handing the co-hosts their first-ever World Cup defeat at the iconic venue.
- Bellingham put England ahead with two early goals, but defender Jarell Quansah was sent off in the 54th minute after a VAR review, forcing the team to play with ten men.
- England manager Tuchel criticized the officiating, calling the World Cup VAR system "just not good enough" and questioning whether three South America officials should oversee such a match.
- Jordan Henderson sustained "quite a serious injury" falling over advertising boards during post-match celebrations and was hospitalized, leaving Tuchel with mixed emotions about the victory.
- England will face Norway in a World Cup quarter-final on Saturday in Miami, after Norway shocked Brazil 2-1 on Sunday to advance from their last-16 match.
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Thomas Tuchel, England’s technical director, said that the match against Mexico felt like a final for playing at Banorte Stadium but above all for the level of Mexico. “It never felt like an eighth in the end, it felt like they had won a final. We heard the final whistle, we were 40 or 45 with 10 men, high, with a strong team, with a heroic Mexican team, for that high level” Thomas Tuchel. DT EnglandSo he said in a press conference after defeati…
England celebrates its national coach after the victory against Mexico. How Thomas Tuchel managed to win the mother country of football for good.
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