Jude Bellingham was spotted saying “who else?” after saving England from embarrassment with a breathtaking overhead kick at Euro 2024. The Three Lions were on the verge of exiting the tournament in the round of 16 at the hands of Slovakia.
With the score 1-0 to Slovakia in the 95th minute, Bellingham acrobatically met a headed Marc Guehi flick-on inside the box with a brilliant finish to make it 1-1.
The day after turning 21, Bellingham marked his birthday weekend in some style and his equaliser sparked wild scenes inside the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen.
ITV’s cameras followed the Real Madrid midfielder as he darted off in celebration, with the player clearly saying: ‘Who else?’ after he scored.
He then performed his iconic arms out celebration with England captain Harry Kane, much to the delight of the thousands of travelling English fans inside the stadium.
The 21-year-old’s self confidence has done wonders for his career thus far and was in full force in Germany after his goal.
His two-word ‘who else?’ comment speaks volumes about how much he backs himself to produce in the moments of highest pressure. He produced time and time again for Real Madrid last season.
“I know what I can deliver in those moments, regardless of what people say,” he told ITV post-match. “I’ve done it this year for Madrid, I’ve done it for England before. I’m just happy to help the team tonight.”
This was also his second goal of this tournament after he bagged the decider in the 1-0 win over Serbia in England’s Group C opener.
Bellingham’s two goals at the Euros come after a fantastic debut season with Real Madrid, for whom he supplied 23 goals and 13 assists in 42 games as they won La Liga and the Champions League.
The 95th minute equaliser forced the match against Slovakia to extra time and skipper Kane made it 2-1 to the Three Lions in the first minute of the extra 30.
Bellingham and Kane have come in for criticism during the tournament for some underwhelming performances with Gareth Southgate’s side having struggled.
But they produced in the biggest of moments to inspire Southgate’s side into the quarter-finals, where they will meet Switzerland.
And the pair will hope to once more inspire the Three Lions against the Swiss in Dusseldorf next Saturday (July 6) as they bid to win the country’s first major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.