Jarrell Quansah saw red after a kick to Jesús Gallardo in Gallardo Mexico on Jul. 6, 2026. The dismissal arrived while the VAR decision was still pending, leaving Mexico and England in a tense live match with one player already down.
Quansah and Gallardo
The key incident centered on Quansah and Gallardo, with the red card tied to the kick on the Mexico player. That left England short-handed at a decisive moment and put the review process at the center of the stoppage.
Gallardo was the player on the receiving end, and the foul was the trigger for the dismissal. For England, the immediate change was numerical: the side had to finish the sequence with ten players while the decision was being handled.
Javier Aguirre and English
While the VAR was pending, Javier Aguirre spoke with Jordan Pickford and Jude Bellingham. That exchange happened during the delay, when both sides were waiting for the final call around the incident.
The sequence leaves one practical point front and center for anyone following Mexico and England: Quansah was already shown the red card, but the VAR process was still in motion at the time described. The final VAR outcome on that incident is the piece that would settle whether the dismissal stands as shown or changes on review.
