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FIFA World Cup: England midfielder set a new milestone by starting and scoring in the 4-2 victory against Croatia in England's FIFA World Cup 2026 opening match as he became the youngest European player to play in four major international tournaments.

The 22-year-old midfielder surpassed Germany's Jamal Musiala as the youngest men's player to feature at four tournaments (World Cup and EUROs) and had set a new record earlier in the 2026 World Cup when he played in their group game against Curacao earlier in the same week.

Bellingham made his tournament bow as a teenager at UEFA EURO 2020 in the summer of 2021 before featuring at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar and then UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany.