The 23-year-old defender was shown a red card after a slide tackle on Jesus Gallardo. Michael Steele/Getty ImagesJuly 6, 2026 Updated 4:17 pm EDTThe English Football Association is considering its options over Jarell Quansah’s suspension after his sending off against Mexico on Sunday.The 23-year-old defender was shown a straight red card after a slide tackle on Jesus Gallardo before the hour mark during England’s 3-2 win at the Azteca Stadium.Under FIFA’s rules, any sending-off offence is accompanied by a ban for the team’s next match, according to Article 10.5 of the tournament regulations. There is no official mechanism in FIFA’s rules for the 2026 tournament for teams to appeal against red cards.However, multiple federations have begun considering contesting disciplinary decisions following FIFA’s controversial ruling on Folarin Balogun’s ban, with the FA doing the same with Quansah’s suspension, according to sources briefed on the federation’s thinking.Balogun was sent off in the U.S.’s round-of-32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, ruling him out of his country’s subsequent fixture against Belgium on Monday night, but world soccer’s governing body confirmed on Sunday his sanction was now suspended, rendering him available for the game in Seattle.It later came to light that U.S. President Donald Trump had called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to ask for a review of Balogun’s ban, leading to accusations of government overreach and American favoritism.On Monday, The Athletic reported the French Football Federation (FFF) had approached FIFA over rescinding Michael Olise’s yellow card during the last-16 win over Paraguay on Saturday. A second yellow would rule him out of the semi-final, should France qualify.England will play Norway in the quarter-finals at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Saturday.Thomas Tuchel’s side will be without Jordan Henderson, who requires wrist surgery and will miss the rest of the World Cup after slipping jumping over hoardings in the aftermath of the Mexico win.Jul 6, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms