Jude Bellingham becomes the first English player to score seven goals at a single World Cup after scoring in England’s match against France. Multiple outlets report that Bellingham reaches the milestone with a late strike, taking his tournament tally to seven and setting a new England record for the most goals by a player in one World Cup. The reports describe the effort as breaking a longstanding mark for Englishmen at the tournament, with Bellingham being the first to hit seven goals in that span. The goal is described as coming late in the contest, helping define the moment of the record-breaking achievement. The coverage is consistent across sources in focusing on Bellingham’s scoring total, his national record, and the opponent—France—against whom he scores the decisive late goal to complete the record.