'Big-game' Bellingham shows his worth for England at World Cup (opens in new tab)

The Real Madrid midfielder, chosen ahead of his good friend Morgan Rogers in the No 10 role, scored his team's vital third goal as they won their opening match 4-2 on Wednesday. Bellingham earned rave reviews after Thomas Tuchel's men dominated the second half in Arlington, Texas. It was not a perfect performance -- he gave the ball away in the build-up to Croatia's first goal -- but ultimately that was forgotten. In the afterglow of victory it was easy to forget that the 22-year-old landed i...