Before even entering the field, Jude Bellingham, perhaps the most anticipated protagonist of Euro 2024, is record-breaking. This evening against Serbia, the English midfielder will indeed become – highlights Opt – the first European player to have taken part in three major national team competitions before the age of 21.
Bellingham, whose age today is 20 years and 353 days, has in fact already played for England in the 2020 European Championships (played in 2021) and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
20 – Jude Bellingham is the first European player to make an appearance at three major international tournaments before turning 21 (aged 20 years, 353 days today), having played at EURO 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and now EURO 2024. Obscure. #SRBENG pic.twitter.com/eh4Ve48whI
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 16, 2024
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