“What was that for? No, I never!” a shell-shocked Jordan Henderson found himself screaming at referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio as England were knocked out of the World Cup by France.
The Liverpool captain had just conceded a free kick after tripping Kylian Mbappe, but it was arguably minimal contract as the forward went down having also caught his own feet when performing some stepovers as he raced down England’s right-hand side toward the penalty area.
Coming in the 49th minute, the midfielder was visibly displeased at the sight of the Frenchman going to ground, and was left even more animated at the decision to award a foul. With England still trailing 1-0 at the time, he feared the possibility of France extending their lead so early in the second half with what was their first attacking chance after the break.
