Jordan Henderson's comment about Jude Bellingham speaks volumes as he's proved right

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Bellingham has scored four goals in five games this summer and has continually come up trumps for his nation - a responsibility Henderson predicted he'd continue in North America.Discussing the influence Bellingham has on England's chances of winning, the former Liverpool captain said last month: "I’m sure he will have a big impact for us in this tournament. I can remember five years ago, I gave him his first cap, it was away at Middlesbrough."How much he’s grown, as a player and as a person since then, is incredible really.

I had a good idea when I first saw him playing and training, and the way he was. I think everybody forgets how young he is."We do rondos and the youngest in, and there’s people that I think should be going in before him, but he’s always one of the first in the middle to go in.

I know a lot gets written in the media and I really find it hard to read sometimes because I just know how big an influence he is on this team, how good a teammate he is off the field."And what he gives us is just something really special, he really gives us the X-factor in our team. He’s had big moments in his career, he’s a big game player, he’s got experience in tournaments."So he’s a huge, huge player for us in this tournament." Thomas Tuchel's side now await Norway in the last eight after they defeated Brazil 2-1 on Sunday, courtesy of Erling Haaland's late double.England have now reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the last three tournaments as confidence continues to grow that 2026 could be the year football comes home.England's 2026 World Cup kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.