{"id":17348,"date":"2026-07-13T20:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17348"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:27:11","slug":"jude-bellingham-4-goals-in-2-knockout-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/jude-bellingham-4-goals-in-2-knockout-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Jude Bellingham: 4 goals in 2 Knockout Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maradona. Pel\u00e9. Garrincha. Kocsis. Piola. And now Jude Bellingham. In the long, 88-year history of the FIFA World Cup, only six players have ever scored a brace in consecutive knockout-stage matches at the same tournament. Bellingham became the sixth to do so at the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122, and the first to do so in 40 years. The names above his on that list are not merely good footballers. They are legends. Bellingham is 23 years old.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/jude-bellingham-4-goals-in-2-knockout-matches\/#Six_Players_and_Eighty-Eight_Years\" title=\"Six Players and Eighty-Eight Years\">Six Players and Eighty-Eight Years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/jude-bellingham-4-goals-in-2-knockout-matches\/#Mexico_%E2%80%94_Stepping_Into_Kanes_Shadow\" title=\"Mexico \u2014 Stepping Into Kane&#8217;s Shadow\">Mexico \u2014 Stepping Into Kane&#8217;s Shadow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/jude-bellingham-4-goals-in-2-knockout-matches\/#Norway_%E2%80%94_Doing_It_Again_When_It_Mattered_More\" title=\"Norway \u2014 Doing It Again When It Mattered More\">Norway \u2014 Doing It Again When It Mattered More<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/jude-bellingham-4-goals-in-2-knockout-matches\/#Five_Goals_A_Midfielder_A_Pattern\" title=\"Five Goals. A Midfielder. A Pattern.\">Five Goals. A Midfielder. A Pattern.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/jude-bellingham-4-goals-in-2-knockout-matches\/#What_Comes_Next\" title=\"What Comes Next\">What Comes Next<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch Jude Bellingham and England in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> semi-final live on ZEE 5 \u2014 subscribe to the Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799, India&#8217;s exclusive streaming home of the tournament.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Six_Players_and_Eighty-Eight_Years\"><\/span><b>Six Players and Eighty-Eight Years<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The only players in FIFA World Cup history to score a brace in consecutive knockout-stage matches at the same tournament: Silvio Piola for Italy in 1938. S\u00e1ndor Kocsis for Hungary in 1954. Pel\u00e9 for Brazil in 1958. Garrincha for Brazil in 1962. Diego Maradona for Argentina in 1986. And now Jude Bellingham for England in 2026 \u2014 forty years after the last man managed it.<\/p>\n<p>The company matters. These are not players who happened to score twice in two matches. They are players who, in knockout rounds where one mistake ends a nation&#8217;s tournament, produced the decisive goals when their teams needed them most. That is what Bellingham has done at this FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mexico_%E2%80%94_Stepping_Into_Kanes_Shadow\"><\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/mexico\/mexico-squad\">Mexico<\/a> \u2014 Stepping Into Kane&#8217;s Shadow<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>England&#8217;s Round of 16 against Mexico at the Estadio Azteca was the loudest environment England had faced in the tournament. 87,000 fans. Mexico at home. The co-hosts did exactly what a passionate crowd and a structured defensive system allows \u2014 they targeted Harry Kane, squeezed his space, and made life uncomfortable for England&#8217;s most obvious scoring threat.<\/p>\n<p>Kane was shielded. Bellingham was not. In the 36th minute, Bukayo Saka looped an excellent ball to the far post. Bellingham out jumped Mexico&#8217;s defensive line and smashed a header into the net. Ninety-eight seconds later, it was two: Gordon played to Kane, Kane \u2014 typically selfless \u2014 squared immediately to the onrushing Bellingham, who swept it in cleanly. Two goals in two minutes in the Estadio Azteca. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/mex-vs-eng-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998193?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">England won 3-2.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Norway_%E2%80%94_Doing_It_Again_When_It_Mattered_More\"><\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/norway\/norway-squad\">Norway<\/a> \u2014 Doing It Again When It Mattered More<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Against Norway in the quarter-final at Miami Stadium, the pattern repeated. Norway set up defensively to limit England&#8217;s impact from the front, and Kane was again restricted \u2014 his shot at goal saved by Nyland in the 45th minute, his chip into the net ruled offside by the finest margin a minute later. Kane did everything right. None of it counted.<\/p>\n<p>In the first minute of injury time, Anthony Gordon found Bellingham arriving in the box. Bellingham controlled, adjusted, and fired home. 1-1. An equaliser at a moment when Norway had been the more threatening side for fifteen minutes, and England were running out of ideas. The goal breathed life into England\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>The second came in the 93rd minute of extra time. Morgan Rogers drove a long-range swerving effort that Nyland could only parry. Bellingham reacted before any Norwegian defender and tapped it in. 2-1. England through to the semi-finals. His fifth goal of the tournament. His second brace in consecutive knockout matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/nor-vs-eng-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z51003109?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">Norway vs England Match Highlight<\/a> Free Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Five_Goals_A_Midfielder_A_Pattern\"><\/span><b>Five Goals. A Midfielder. A Pattern.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Five goals at a FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 is a significant return for any player. From a central midfielder who is not the team&#8217;s designated striker \u2014 it is extraordinary. Bellingham&#8217;s goals have not been from the same position, the same phase of play, or the same type of chance. A header from a cross. A sweeping finish from a square ball. A controlled shot on the turn. An instinctive rebound. The variety tells you this is not a player in a specific goal scoring role following a pattern. It is a player who finds the goal from anywhere because that is what elite players do.<\/p>\n<p>The other constant is timing. Both braces came in matches where Kane was neutralized. Both braces came when England most needed someone else to take responsibility. Against Mexico, Bellingham scored before England had found their rhythm. Against Norway, he scored to prevent England falling behind at half-time, then again to win the match in extra time. The goals that matter most are the ones scored under the highest pressure. Bellingham&#8217;s have all been those.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Comes_Next\"><\/span><b>What Comes Next<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/england\/england-squad\">England<\/a> face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/argentina\/argentina-squad\">Argentina<\/a> in the semi-final. Messi against Bellingham. Argentina will come with a defensive plan, and part of that plan will involve the same approach that Mexico and Norway both tried \u2014 limit Kane, limit England&#8217;s most visible threat. That approach has now failed twice. England&#8217;s semi-final opponent will have to decide whether it is worth trying a third time, or whether shutting down Bellingham himself is the priority.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck with either. England have a player operating at the level of the greatest individual tournament performances in FIFA World Cup\u2122 history. The names above him on the list \u2014 Maradona, Pel\u00e9, Garrincha \u2014 each defined their tournaments so completely that everything else became backdrop. Bellingham is on that trajectory. He is not done yet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Choose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/a> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 or the Annual Plan at \u20b91,699 to watch England vs Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 semi-final \u2014 live in India on ZEE 5.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maradona. Pel\u00e9. 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