Jude Bellingham scored both goals to drag England into the World Cup semi-finals. His manager called it lucky. Bellingham essentially told him to pipe down. And somewhere on Solana, a meme token named after the 23-year-old striker lost nearly all its value in the time it takes to watch a highlight reel.
The match, the comments, and the clapback
England beat Norway 2-1 in extra time on July 11, 2026, in Miami. Bellingham was the difference, scoring twice to overcome a deficit and send England through.
Thomas Tuchel had other ideas about how to characterize the result.
“We were lucky today,” Tuchel said after the match.
