Bellingham became England’s second youngest ever World Cup goalscorer. He was the first English teenager since Owen to score in a World Cup.
[골닷컴] Reporter Park Moon-soo = It was the first time since Michael Owen.
England’s super-talent, Jude Bellingham, made a mark on the world in his World Cup debut.
England national team won 6-2 in the first round of the Group B group stage of the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Iran held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the afternoon of the 21st (Korean time). England, who scored 6 goals in the first match, showed a good performance worthy of a candidate for the championship and got off to a good start.
Manager Southgate came out with a 4-2-3-1. With Kane at forward, Sterling, Mount and Saka were placed on the second row. While Rice and Bellingham held backs, Trippier and Stones and Maguire and Shaw played back four. The rearmost goalkeeper was Pickford’s.
The Iranian national team boasted of the so-called swamp football, but struggled against England’s offensive. They held on well until midway through the first half, but collapsed by conceding three goals at approximately 10-minute intervals from 35 minutes into halftime extra time. In the second half, England also escaped with three more goals.
One of the protagonists of England’s victory over Iran is Bellingham. In the 35th minute of the first half, Bellingham made it 1-0 by finishing off Luke Shaw’s cross from the left with a header.
With the opening goal against Iran, Bellingham became the second youngest England player to score a goal in a World Cup. First place is Michael Owen, who appeared like a comet at the 1998 World Cup in France.
It’s not all. Bellingham, who played against Iran, is 19 years and 145 days old. And this is the third youngest player in the World Cup for the England national team, after Owen and Luke Shaw at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Looking at the first half alone, Bellingham’s performance was to the point where you could say it was world class. Starting in the first half against Iran, Bellingham managed all 40 passes. The success rate of moving to the third final area was also 100%. In 10 attempts, all 10 times they headed precisely towards their teammate.
In addition to scoring goals, he shook up the Iranian defense with active movements during the attack. He appropriately shared roles with Rice as a partner in midfield and played a liaison role between offense and defense as a box-to-box midfielder.
On this day, the England national team could have been involved in Iranian defensive football. He shocked his opponent with his overwhelming possession as a weapon. Midway through the first half, Bellingham scored and England took the lead. Sakawa Sterling’s relay goal followed, ending the first half 3 points clear.
In the second half, thanks to back-to-back goals from Sakawa Rashford and Grealish, England managed to comfortably score 3 points against Asian powerhouse Iran.
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