Gary Neville hailed Jude Bellingham for spearheading England‘s World Cup group win – but demanded his teammates step up for the knockouts.
England had long spells in their final group game against Panama when they were disjointed, lacked incision and looked vulnerable on the counter-attack.
It took talisman Bellingham to step up to ensure England reached the knockouts as group winners, scoring and assisting in the second half.
His goal was a moment of pure quality, tussling with a defender as a corner delivery came in before flicking his left foot out to guide into the back of the net.
The assist for Harry
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