JUDE BELLINGHAM showed maturity beyond his years as he sprinted to console England captain Harry Kane after his dramatic penalty miss against France.
The Three Lions’ World Cup dream came to an end in the quarters at the hands of the reigning world champions.
Aurelien Tchouameni opened the scoring early on in the first half.
Kane grabbed the equaliser from the penalty spot but Olivier Giroud later restored France’s lead with an expert header.
But with six minutes left on the clock, England were handed the chance to draw level, again from the penalty spot.
This time, Kane made a mess of his effort and sent his shot flying over the crossbar.
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While other England team-mates had their heads in their hands, and reset back into shape, Bellingham sprinted to console his captain.
One fan said: “Bellingham the one to console Kane after the penalty miss. Bellingham to one barking orders in the dying seconds.
“This kid is going to captain England one day. He’s already a leader.”
Another said: “Loved Bellingham running straight over to Kane after he missed. What an absolute baller.”
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England have missed out on a semi-final date with dark horses Morocco.
They became the FIRST African country to reach the last four of the World Cup after they beat Portugal 1-0.
Morocco are yet to concede from an opposition player.
The only goal counted against them was scored by one of their own, Nayef Aguerd.
Morocco play France next Wednesday, and the winner of that clash will face either Croatia or Argentina.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
