World Cup: England suffers major blow as FIFA bans key player ahead of Norway clash

England defender, Jarrell Quansah, has been handed a two-match suspension by FIFA and volition present miss The Three Lions’ World Cup quarter-final against Norway this Saturday.

Quansah received a nonstop reddish paper for his tackle connected Jesus Gallardo during the 2nd fractional of England’s 3-2 triumph implicit Mexico past Sunday.

The Football Association contemplated appealing the ruling, particularly aft FIFA’s antithetic determination to assistance Folarin Balogun’s one-match prohibition for the United States.

Nevertheless, FIFA has confirmed Quansah’s two-match suspension, meaning helium volition miss the upcoming lucifer against Norway, arsenic good arsenic a imaginable semi-final against either Argentina oregon Switzerland on July 15.

Quansah’s tackle was classified arsenic superior foul play, which resulted successful an further crippled being added to the modular one-match suspension.

A connection from FIFA on Thursday stated, “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed the pursuing authorisation connected England’s nationalist squad subordinate Jarrell Quansah, who was sent disconnected owed to a nonstop reddish paper during the FIFA World Cup 2026 lucifer betwixt Mexico and England held connected July 5, 2026, astatine Mexico City Stadium: a two-match suspension for violating nonfiction 14 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

“The suspension volition beryllium served successful the forthcoming match(es) of the England re...