Ben White booed by England fans after scoring in feisty draw with Uruguay
Ben White had an eventful cameo for England - Molly Darlington/Getty Images When Ben White agreed to return for England duty after more than three years in international exile, he will doubtless have hoped for a comeback that attracted the minimum of attention. By the final whistle, he had played little more than 15 minutes, scored a goal, conceded a penalty and been booed at every juncture by the home crowd. Of all those events, it was the roar of disapproval that greeted his name being announced as the England goalscorer – his first for his country in five caps – that was perhaps most remarkable.
This is not an England crowd that forgives easily. White’s withdrawal mid-tournament from the 2022 Qatar World Cup will now surely follow him around forever. He was booed when he came on as a second half substitute – his first England appearance in almost four years.
Meanwhile, it was fierce on the touchline where Thomas Tuchel was furious with his fellow Germans – the officials – for three decisions that changed the course of the match. The first was the refusal to dismiss defender Ronald Araújo for a dismal second half challenge on Phil Foden that might yet have repercussions for the Manchester City man. Next was confusion over whether referee Sven Jablonski had given Manuel Ugarte two yellow cards but failed to dismiss him before the Manchester United midfielder was swiftly replaced by Marcelo Bielsa.
Then there was the small matter of the softest of penalty awards in the third minute of time added on at the end when Jablonski judged White to have gone with a high boot on Federico Vinas. The referee was referred to the screen by his VAR Soren Stocks and decided it reached the threshold. Federico Valverde, who had an outstanding game, dispatched the equaliser from the spot in the 95th minute.
It might even have ended in defeat for England had it not been for two fine late blocks from the indefatigable Harry Maguire. Full report to follow... 10:17pm England player ratings Who impressed and who failed to take their opportunity.
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