The FA are considering appealing Jarell Quansah’s red card from Sunday night’s dramatic 3-2 World Cup last-16 win over Mexico.
It comes in light of FIFA’s controversial U-turn over USA striker Folarin Balogun’s sending off against Bosnia-Herzegovina last week following president Donald Trump’s intervention.
Quansah was given his marching orders on 54 minutes after a VAR review for a challenge on Mexico’s Jesus Gallardo.
The defender is now set to serve a one-game ban, meaning he misses Saturday’s quarter-final with Norway, but the FA haven’t ruled out appealing against it with internal discussions ongoing and all options open.
Meanwhile, there is hope that Reece James will be able to train this week and could be available for the weekend. He has been nursing a hamstring injury and has missed the last three matches.
We also understand Djed Spence left the Azteca Stadium with pain in his lower leg and his condition will be monitored in the coming days.
The FA are considering whether or not to appeal against Jarell Quansah’s (right) red card
Spence came from the bench in the 75th minute and, if Quansah’s one-match ban stands, he would be one of the candidates to start at right back.
Tuchel will hope that his post-match discomfort eases before the squad leave for Miami on Thursday.
Reflecting on Quansah’s red card, former England internationals Gary Neville and Ian Wright were in agreement that his dismissal was the correct one, but said the FA should appeal it in light of the Balogun U-turn – even joking that outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should get involved.
‘It’s a red but I think we should still appeal it because people are getting it overturned now,’ Wright told The Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet.
‘If you look at Balogun’s one, Balogun isn’t going in to break his ankle. It’s just clumsy the way it’s happened.
‘I think Quansah has gone over the ball a bit but like he [Balogun] has got away with it so why can’t England as this has opened up Pandora’s box.
‘I think Keir Starmer makes a call and even [French President Emmanuel] Macron for [Michael] Olise [who was booked in France’s World Cup win against Paraguay]. Make a call.’
