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FIFA Suspends England Defender Jarell Quansah for Two Matches After Red Card
The two-match ban for a red card against Mexico rules Quansah out of the quarter-final against Norway. He stays eligible for a potential final on 19 July if England advances.
Jul 9, 1:00 PM·1m read6 sources
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FIFA has suspended England defender Jarell Quansah for two matches after classifying his challenge on Mexico's Jesus Gallardo as serious foul play. The 23-year-old received the red card in the 54th minute of England's 3-2 round-of-16 win and will miss the quarter-final against Norway at 22:00 BST on 9 July as well as a potential semi-final.
Quansah started two matches at right-back for England during the tournament.
The Football Association considered an appeal but found no mechanism under tournament regulations to contest the ban. BBC Sport reported that the FA made representations to FIFA arguing the referee viewed a still image and slow-motion replays before the real-time incident, which could have created outcome bias.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel expects Reece James to be available against Norway after recovering from a hamstring injury.
FIFA appointed French referee Clement Turpin to officiate the Norway match. Quansah will be available for the World Cup final in New Jersey on 19 July if England reaches it.
