England’s Quansah banned for two matches after World Cup last-16 red card

Quansah volition miss England’s quarterfinal against Norway aft being sent disconnected for a sliding studs-up ​tackle.

England defender Jarell Quansah has been suspended for 2 matches pursuing his reddish paper successful the team’s World Cup last-16 triumph implicit Mexico, leaving manager Thomas Tuchel abbreviated of back-line options for the second stages of the tournament.

The two-match ban, confirmed connected Thursday, means that Quansah volition miss England’s quarterfinal against Norway connected Saturday successful Miami and a imaginable semifinal should they advance.

Quansah was sent disconnected aft a video reappraisal determined that helium made a sliding studs-up tackle successful the round-of-16 lucifer against the cohosts.

Jude Bellingham’s extremity and a Harry Kane punishment treble inflicted a uncommon decision connected Mexico astatine their Estadio Azteca arsenic 10-man England won a nerve-racking World Cup classical 3-2 to scope the quarterfinals.

England had been weighing a imaginable entreaty aft FIFA overturned a one-match suspension imposed connected United States striker Folarin Balogun earlier successful the tournament.

The defender would lone beryllium disposable again for enactment if England scope the World Cup final.

The suspension is simply a setback for Tuchel arsenic England effort to proceed their tally successful the tournament, with the team’s antiaircraft problems compounded by injuries.

England midfielder Jordan Henderson had country connected his near wrist pursuing an wounded sustained aft tripping implicit an advertizing committee during the team’s celebrations for the triumph implicit Mexico. He rejoined the squad astatine its campy successful Kansas City and has been ruled retired for the remainder of the World Cup.

A time earlier, France manager Didier Deschamps revealed that an entreaty against a yellowish paper shown to Michael Olise successful the World Cup last-16 triumph implicit Paraguay had been rejected by FIFA.

“The yellowish paper has not changed. We were notified by FIFA this morning; it has been maintained,” Deschamps told reporters successful Foxborough connected Wednesday, connected the eve of France’s quarterfinal showdown with Morocco astatine the Boston Stadium.