English star Jude Bellingham etched his name into history with his brace against Norway that led his country to the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup, leaving the Three Lions two steps away from embracing gold and reclaiming the title absent for six decades.

England turned a one-goal deficit against Norway into a 2-1 victory, as Bellingham scored both goals for his country, achieving historic feats.

By scoring a brace, Jude Bellingham became the first midfielder in England's history to score 6 goals in a single World Cup edition since his compatriot Gary Lineker, who scored the same number of goals in the 1986 edition.

At the age of 23 years and 12 days, Jude Bellingham became the second youngest player to score two goals in two consecutive knockout matches in the World Cup, after the legend Pelé in 1958 (17 years and 249 days).

Bellingham became the first player to score two or more goals in two consecutive knockout matches in a single World Cup edition since Diego Maradona in 1986.

With 6 goals equal to Harry Kane, England became the first nation in World Cup history to have two players from its ranks score 6 or more goals in the same edition of the tournament.

Bellingham officially became the highest-scoring midfielder in a single edition in World Cup history, tying with Colombian James Rodríguez who scored 6 goals in the 2014 edition.