Bellingham's England-saving masterpiece is among the top 5 greatest goals in Three Lions history

TPO - The England team was saved from the abyss by Jude Bellingham's "bicycle kick". In terms of aesthetics as well as importance, this goal deserves a place in the list of the greatest goals in the history of the Three Lions at major tournaments.

It was the 90+5 minute and England were seconds away from a ticket home. In a near-desperate effort, defender Kyle Walker took a powerful throw-in into the penalty area. If it had been 90 minutes earlier, the ball would have been easily cleared by the Slovakian defender. However, Francesco Calzona's players seemed to be exhausted. They couldn't reach it and centre-back Marc Guehi took over the space, heading the ball back inside.

Jude Bellingham was there waiting. In a very difficult position, the superstar instincts kicked in and the 2023/24 Champions League winner immediately jumped into the air.

A bicycle kick masterpiece was created at Arena AufSchalke. The ball from Bellingham's foot was directed to the bottom right corner of the goal, going into the net to the shock of the Slovakian players.

Bellingham's stunning goal rescues England.

This goal immediately became one of the most important goals in the history of the Three Lions.

Then, as we know, Harry Kane's goal in the first minute of extra time helped England make a spectacular comeback, overcoming Slovakia and registering in the quarter-finals, where they will face Switzerland.

Of course, the credit goes to Bellingham for his goal that saved England. According to Telegraph experts and readers' votes on Sunday night, the 21-year-old's masterpiece has gone straight into the top 5 greatest goals in the history of the England team at major tournaments (World Cup/EURO).

It even surpassed David Platt's volley against Belgium at the 1990 World Cup and Bobby Charlton's cannon shot against Mexico at the 1966 World Cup to take third place. The two best goals were Michael Owen's solo goal at the 1998 World Cup against Argentina and Paul Gascoigne's impromptu goal against Scotland at EURO 1996.

Thanh Hai

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