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Watch as Bellingham is confronted by Serbia star during England's Euro opener

16 June 2024 , 19:40
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Three Lions superstar put himself about in England
Three Lions superstar put himself about in England's opener

ENGLAND star Jude Bellingham got involved in a skirmish with Serbia's Filip Kostic during the first half of tonight's crunch Euro 2024 clash.

Having given his side the lead on 13 minutes, Bellingham went on to bump into Kostic after a 50-50 challenge.

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Jude Bellingham clashed with Filip Kostic during the first half of tonight's clashCredit: Getty
Kostic, 31, was unimpressed with Bellingham's confrontation
Kostic, 31, was unimpressed with Bellingham's confrontationCredit: Getty

Following the tackle by the touchline, the adrenaline-fuelled Real Madrid star raised his hands to pump up the crowd.

He then turned into Kostic, bumping him hard in the chest with his shoulder.

The Juventus ace did not take kindly to the incident, and could be seen having a pop at Bellingham as he walked off.

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England's Euro 2024 campaign had gotten off to a fast start thanks to Bellingham's 13th minute header.

The attacking midfielder stormed into the box to get on the end of Bukayo Saka's deflected cross from the right flank.

He thundered a header beyond Serbian keeper Predrag Rajkovic for 1-0, before celebrating with Trent Alexander-Arnold.

As for Kostic, his evening's work came to a disappointing end before half time.

The Juve ace limped off on 43 minutes, being replaced by Panathinaikos' Filip Mladenovic.

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Jude Bellingham sought to pump up the crowd
Jude Bellingham sought to pump up the crowd
The England star bumped into Filip Kostic
The England star bumped into Filip Kostic

By lining up against Serbia, Bellingham broke a record previously held by Michael Owen.

At the age of 20 years and 353 days, he became the youngest player to feature at three international tournaments.



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He was selected for his first at Euro 2020, played in 2021.

The attacking midfielder then played at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.

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Bellingham's new record was previously held by Michael Owen.

The former England striker was 22 years 170 days old when he appeared at his third major tournament.

Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, was 23 years and 123 days old when he achieved the same feat.

England went on to triumph 1-0 over Serbia in Gelsenkirchen.

Bellingham's 13th minute header was enough to see Gareth Southgate's side grab all three points, going top of the group in the process.

Etienne Fermie

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