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Bellingham Breaks England World Cup Scoring Record

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Jude Bellingham became the first Englishman to score 7 goals at a single World Cup with a late strike in the 6-4 win over France in the third-place play-off. The Real Madrid midfielder, 23, surpassed Gary Lineker's six at Mexico '86 and Harry Kane's six in Russia 2018 and this tournament.

Bellingham was brought on in the 79th minute and scored with the final kick, leading a counter-attack from halfway before beating a defender and slotting into the bottom corner. "He has such confidence in his own ability," former England midfielder Danny Murphy told BBC One. "The patience, the skill, the shot. What a goal from England's best player."

Twelve minutes earlier, Bellingham handed the penalty to Bukayo Saka for his hat-trick. Saka said: "Jude was never taking it. He was the first one to say go and get your hat-trick... I was always going to take it."