The Real Madrid star took fans by surprise and shocked the world with his stoppage-time overhead bicycle kick. Bellingham, who did not have a very promising game until then, made it look that easy as he broke the shackles and proved his worth of being one of the biggest contenders for the Ballon d’Or.
At 90+5 minutes, England converted a throw from the sideline, which was turned in by Guehi to Bellingham, who did nothing wrong as he netted a brilliant effort with a nearly perfect overhead kick.
This revived England’s chances, as Southgate’s hopeless side turned the tables from a near exit at Euro 2024. Harry Kane finally found the back of the net in the first minute of extra time from Ivan Toney’s easy ball in for the Bayern forward.
Despite some valiant efforts from the Slovakian side, after they aroused from their slumber of the entire 90 minutes. Despite chances, neither team could provide an equalizer or a lead further, and hence England finished 2-1 in the Round of 16 game.
With Bellingham’s latest antics, fans over social media have already named him the player with the clutch and have declared him unofficially the most righteous contender for the Ballon d’Or.
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However, though the game was one-sided in favor of the English side, they seemed to be lagging behind the expected competence and class, which they need to be placed as the European champions. England advanced into the Quarter-finals to face off against the Switzerland team, who have been far more enthusiastic than England’s initial opponents till now in the Euro 2024.