Thomas Tuchel admits England beating Mexico at Azteca feels like winning the final

[p]Led by a double from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Jude Bellingham[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a]'s penalty, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/mexico-O6iHcNkd/?mid=bc27lzfo"]the Three Lions shrugged off the effects of playing at high altitude[/a], a frenzied home support for the co-hosts and playing for over 45 minutes with 10 men.[/p][p]"I felt in the build-up it never felt like a round of 16 match. It feels almost like we won a final this last moment the referee takes the whistle to his mouth," said Tuchel.[/p][p][b]"Forty or 50 minutes in altitude against a home country, this is a moment of joy. A heroic performance and a heroic result in the end.[/b][/p][p][b]"So happy for the players, but also for me, to be part of this and live this experience. Such a special moment and to overcome it against all adversity is very special."[/b][/p][embed guid="94b6a821-943d-4ae0-a09d-8a2640d90a9d" url="https://x.com/England/status/2073973263525408870?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]However, a historic night ended was soured for Tuchel by an injury suffered by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henderson-jordan/UFMlUD6r/"]Jordan Henderson[/a] from falling over an advertising board in the post-match celebrations.[/p][p]The former Liverpool captain, who was an unused substitute, has been taken to hospital with a wrist injury that puts his participation in the rest of the tournament at risk.[/p][p][b]"I'm exhausted and emotional," [/b]added Tuchel.[b] "Jordan injured his wrist, it just doesn't fit to the evening that Jordan is not with us.[/b][/p][p][b]"I don't know the procedure, the doctor told me he is in the hospital."[/b][/p][p]Victory also laid to rest some of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a]'s demons from defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a] at the Azteca in the World Cup quarter-final 40 years ago.[/p][p]Diego Maradona famously punched the ball into the net before going on to score an incredible solo goal in a 2-1 win.[/p][embed guid="b1c471c3-cebf-44ca-b799-0f94a4baf05d" url="https://x.com/England/status/2073967574384005549?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Defending champions Argentina and England could be on a collision course in the semi-finals, but for now Tuchel is refusing to look beyond [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a], who stunned [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] earlier on Sunday thanks to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a]'s double.[/p][p]"I will not talk about the semi-final when I am just into the quarter-final. Now we have the chance for some days off," he added.[/p][p]"I will go one full day without football and then we will look at Norway.[/p][p][b]"We had a very sad story with this stadium, we make peace with it today."[/b][/p][p]After Bellingham's first-half brace, scored 95 seconds apart, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quinones-julian/dQkfXJPR/"]Julian Quinones[/a] rifled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] back into the contest.[/p][p]A red card for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quansah-jarell/KtIpCeFE/"]Jarell Quansah[/a] after a VAR review looked to have swung momentum Mexico's way.[/p][p]But Kane quickly restored England's two-goal lead from the spot before he was then punished for a Mexico penalty, converted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jimenez-raul/ENwqg0Pd/"]Raul Jimenez[/a].[/p][p][b]"Referees are just not good enough. The fourth officials are just not good enough. That’s the bottom line,"[/b] raged Tuchel.[/p][p][b]"VAR overturns a clear and obvious error for the (Mexico) penalty. Was it a clear and obvious error? I think not."[/b][/p]