Jordan Henderson injured his wrist in a freak accident during a ‘Wonderwall’ singalong following England’s win against Mexico.
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The early hours of this morning (Monday July 6) saw a huge victory for Thomas Tuchel’s side, who secured their place in the quarter-finals after beating Mexico – who had previously only lost two games at the Estadio Azteca – in a dramatic 3-2 victory.
However, England’s joy was dampened by Henderson’s injury, which occurred as the players ran to their fans to sing ‘Wonderwall’, as they have after all of their World Cup wins. As the Brentford midfielder climbed back over the hoardings to get out onto the pitch, he appeared to fall on his arm.
Medics were then seen attending to him before carrying him back to the England dressing room on a stretcher, and later to hospital for further treatment, with Tuchel telling ITV: “Not good, not good. Jordan fell over and injured his wrist, it looks really bad.”
It comes after England’s late victory last Wednesday (July 1), after which Liam Gallagher told fans to “keep the biblical vibrations going” in a bid to see us through to the quarters. It also takes place amid a huge resurgence of the Oasis classic, which was played during an emotional moment at an earlier match.
This is the moment Jordan Henderson got injured. He was trying to climb over the advertising board to get back onto the pitch, but landed on his arm. 🥲
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— Goals Side (@goalsside) July 6, 2026
He even predicted the score for last night’s game, telling a Mexico fan that they were “gonna get smashed 3-0 Sunday”. He also said England “needs good vibrations until the mighty [Oasis] comes back”, adding: “Life is meant to be good not shit.”
England players Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon were seen mouthing the lyrics to Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ following their 4-2 win over Croatia last month. Noel Gallagher later threw his support behind the tune becoming England’s 2026 World Cup anthem, saying the song “belongs to the people, and it was a magical moment between the people and the players”.
Liam Gallagher later reacted to the news that the 1995 single had seen a 50 per cent spike in streams on Spotify in the UK, ahead of England’s less impressive display against Ghana on June 23. “And rightly so it’s a fucking classic,” he tweeted, “and I sound BIBLICAL on it.”
During a recent interview, Noel said he “couldn’t believe” that the England team were singing ‘Wonderwall’ at the World Cup. “Do you know what, I thought it was a great moment,” he explained.
He reiterated that the track now “belongs to the people”, adding: “I’m staggered that Jude Bellingham knows the lyrics, but it’s one of those songs.”
Looking back on the ‘Wonderwall’ singalong at England’s first match, midfielder Declan Rice told The Sun: “On the pitch after the game and we were just connecting with the fans, and they were singing. That was special.
“Being in Dallas, singing ‘Wonderwall’. There’s nothing like that first time.”
Kane said: “That was one of my favourite ever moments in an England shirt, especially at a major tournament. It’s the emotional connection with the fans, we know how much it means to them.
“They see how much it means to us. We have that connection right now.”
England’s John Stones, who also plays for Manchester City, created a playlist with Noel Gallagher in 2018. He revealed that Man City “always walk in” to his pick, ‘Wonderwall’.
Noel replied: “Would you not prefer ‘Rock And Roll Star’? ‘Wonderwall”s a bit ‘end of the night, my bird’s left me’ and all that kind of thing. It doesn’t strike me as something you play before the derby.”
‘Wonderwall’ – from Oasis’ second album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ – reached Number Two on the official singles chart at the time of its release. The song has since become one of the biggest-selling tracks ever, despite never topping the charts.
In 2024, ‘Wonderwall’ became the most-streamed song from the 1970s to the 1990s. It was previously crowned the biggest-selling Britpop track of the ’90s. The single was, of course, on the setlist for Oasis’ massive Live ’25 reunion tour last year.
Noel was seen singing along to ‘Wonderwall’ as fans celebrated Manchester City retaining the Premier League title in 2019.
In other news, Noel Gallagher has explained why he won’t be watching the Chris Martin-curated World Cup Final halftime show, which will feature live performances from Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
