{"id":17771,"date":"2026-07-15T23:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17771"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:40:16","slug":"jude-bellingham-slams-jordan-pickford-for-argentina-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=17771","title":{"rendered":"Jude Bellingham slams Jordan Pickford for Argentina goal"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jude Bellingham appears to blame Jordan Pickford for Enzo Fernandez’s goal (BBC Sport)<\/p>\n

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Jude Bellingham seemed to blame England teammate Jordan Pickford for the Enzo Fernandez goal for Argentina in the World Cup semi-final.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chelsea midfielder Fernandez fired in a superb long-range strike for Argentina to make it 1-1, but it seems Bellingham feels the shot was actually quite central.<\/p>\n

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Watch below as some fans seem to have been able to lip-read Bellingham\u2019s reaction to the goal, with the Real Madrid ace complaining that it was in the middle of the goal\u2026<\/p>\n

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Bellingham moaning about Pickford\u2019s little arms. \u2018It\u2019s the middle of the goal\u2019 ?? pic.twitter.com\/eMqWz2FKg7<\/a><\/p>\n

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Make your own minds up, but that perhaps seems a bit harsh on England goalkeeper Pickford, who mostly had a really good game and another strong tournament overall.<\/p>\n

Bellingham has been superb for England at this World Cup, but it\u2019s moments like this that perhaps rub some fans up the wrong way, as he can be a little petulant when things aren\u2019t going for him.<\/p>\n

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England will likely need to do some soul-searching after this World Cup semi-final loss, as they were a goal up with just a few minutes left, but perhaps handed momentum back to Argentina by being overly defensive and cautious.<\/p>\n

Perhaps Pickford could have done better too, but overall it seemed more like the wrong tactical approach from Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n

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Still, this was a good tournament for England and there\u2019ll perhaps be some optimism about what they can build for the future, even if it feels painful now to have missed out on a place in the final.<\/p>\n

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England still haven\u2019t won the World Cup since all the way back in 1966, and to many this felt like the best opportunity to finally do it again.<\/p>\n

Argentina are a fantastic team, however, and are now looking to retain the trophy in what should be a mouth-watering encounter against Spain this Sunday.<\/p>\n

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