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Jude Bellingham's record-setting show against Senegal has led England team-mate Phil Foden to marque a bold prediction astir the teenager's future.
"I don't privation to large him up excessively overmuch due to the fact that helium is inactive young, but he's 1 of the astir talented players I person ever seen," Foden told ITV.
"He has nary weakness successful his game. I deliberation helium volition beryllium the champion midfielder successful the world."
High praise so and echoed from each corners aft England acceptable up a World Cup quarter-final against France with an awesome 3-0 triumph implicit the African champions connected Sunday nighttime astatine Al Bayt Stadium.
There, the 19-year-old Bellingham demonstrated precisely wherefore helium has go 1 of the astir sought-after talents successful European football.
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The stats surely backed up the sound astir his outstanding publication arsenic the Three Lions reached the past 8 astatine consecutive World Cup tournaments for the archetypal clip since 2006.
He did, aft all, go the archetypal teen to assistance successful a World Cup knockout signifier crippled since 1966 arsenic helium acceptable up Jordan Henderson's opener.
At slightest 1966, due to the fact that that's arsenic acold backmost arsenic Opta's information goes - and yes, that's for immoderate nation.
Henderson could besides not talk highly capable of Bellingham. "I can't support saying bully things astir him due to the fact that we're talking astir a one-off," helium told BBC Sport.
"He's lone young and we conscionable request to fto him play football, but helium is incredible."
Aged 19 years and 158 days, helium is besides the youngest subordinate to assistance successful immoderate World Cup crippled for England - besides since astatine slightest 1966.
Bellingham led the mode connected a big of metrics successful a commanding first-half midfield display, including the astir duels won (eight), tackles won (three), possession won successful the last 3rd (two) and fouls won for his broadside (two).
The assured Borussia Dortmund midfielder besides had a 100% passing accuracy successful the last 3rd (six/six passes) and an wide walk completion of 96% (23/24 passes) - the champion figures connected the transportation respectively.
That includes the assistance for England's archetypal extremity and the walk to Foden starring to the Manchester City guardant teeing up Harry Kane to marque it 2-0.
Jude Bellingham's first-half show featured 23 palmy passes (green), including 1 assistance (yellow), portion helium made conscionable 1 misplaced walk (red)Speaking astatine half-time, erstwhile England defender Micah Richards told BBC Radio 5 Live: "He's 19 years of age. To enactment successful a show similar that is conscionable incredible.
"When the crippled was level and Senegal were causing England existent problems, conscionable erstwhile they needed idiosyncratic to drawback the crippled by the scruff of the neck, Bellingham was there, whether it was defending, attacking, passing.
"I similar however assertive helium was, up against a beardown and accelerated Senegalese team. What a show it was.
"His decision-making arsenic well. He's got that portion of his crippled already astatine specified a young age. It's breathtaking."
Fellow ex-Three Lions subordinate Matt Upson added: "Jude Bellingham, I don't cognize what he's having for meal but helium is conscionable everywhere. He's conscionable bouncing astir each implicit the pitch."
Meanwhile, erstwhile Manchester United skipper Roy Keane added connected ITV: "It is precisely what you request from a midfielder erstwhile the crippled is simply a spot choky - moving from midfield. Brilliant."
When a gathering with France connected Saturday was each but secured, Bellingham was substituted with 15 minutes remaining, having made the astir dribbles (four), and won the astir duels (nine) and tackles (four) among a big of match-leading actions.
The erstwhile Birmingham City subordinate had an integral relation successful helping England execute a 3rd successive cleanable expanse - their joint-best tally successful a World Cup since 1982 - portion their 12 goals successful 4 matches successful Qatar is their joint-most astatine a azygous large tournament, level with the 2018 World Cup.
Captain Harry Kane said: "Jude is simply a fantastic player, helium does everything well. I similar him a lot, he's a bully person, mature for his property and has large enactment skills."
Equally impressed, Gareth Southgate added: "I don't deliberation we could person predicted however rapidly Bellingham could mature. In the past 5 months that has gone to different level.
"We wanted to put successful young players due to the fact that we felt they could beryllium peculiar successful the future. You endure with that astatine times due to the fact that they are not going to beryllium cleanable but further down the enactment you get these performances."
'Birmingham were close to discontinue his shirt' - your views
BBC Sport readers voted Bellingham their subordinate of the lucifer with a last standing of 8.53. Here's what you were saying astir his show during Sunday's unrecorded substance coverage...
Josh: Tonight is the Bellingham show! He whitethorn not beryllium successful the scoresheet but helium is bossing this game!
Matty: Jude Bellingham is an implicit phenomenon. Unbelievable.
Shambhav: Jude Bellingham: Generational Talent.
Said: England without Bellingham would beryllium little than average... helium is simply a playmaker.
Chris: Turns retired the solution to the Lampard-Gerrard occupation is Jude Bellingham.
Andrew: Maybe Birmingham City Football Club were onto thing erstwhile they retired Jude Bellingham's fig 22 garment erstwhile helium near for Borussia Dortmund astatine 17 years old…
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