Bellingham saved England

Harry Kane scored an early goal as England beat Slovakia 2-1. With this, England's dream of winning their first major title since 1966 remained intact.

England were only seconds away from the tournament, giving Slovakia the opportunity to pull off the tournament's most shocking result in the last 16 match. "I think there were only 20-30 seconds left before we were out of the tournament," Bellingham said.

Bellingham just turned 21 on Saturday. He just moved to Real Madrid. Since moving there, he has won the Spanish La Liga along with the European Champions League. He is still young, but he is already one of the most important players in English football. More than that, he is coming forward as such a player, who will perform decisively for the team when needed.

"Of all the 21-year-old players in the world, he is different. Let's say, extraordinary," said English coach Gareth Southgate. He said his focus was on Bellingham for the last 15 minutes of the game and he believed he could do something. England, one of the title contenders at Euro 2024, fell behind to 45th-ranked Slovakia in the 25th minute when Ivan Skranz scored.

Since then, England was trying for a goal, but it was not worthwhile. However, the decisive moment came towards the end of the game. Kyle Walker made a long throw which was flicked on by Mark Gehry. Bellingham was in the box. He balanced his body accordingly, allowing for an overhead kick and a ball that clipped the bottom corner and took the direction of the post. Slovakian goalkeeper Martin Dubravka was watching.

By then some English supporters had already left the stadium. As many as were in the stadium, they were overjoyed. England did not have to wait long for the second goal. He scored an easy goal with a header from close range. It was a record 65th goal for England. England will face Switzerland in the last eight match on Saturday.