England’s greatest World Cup scorers have historically been forwards. Gary Lineker was a striker. Harry Kane is a striker. Jude Bellingham is a midfielder, and he is about to gate-crash their exclusive club.
With six goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and seven across his entire World Cup career, Bellingham sits third on England’s all-time World Cup scoring list. Three more goals, and he leapfrogs Gary Lineker’s tally of 10 to become the second-highest scorer in England’s World Cup history, behind only Kane’s 14.
England has a semi-final against Argentina and a potential final still to play. The math is very much alive.
What Bellingham has already done
Six goals in a single World Cup tournament is not just impressive, it’s historically rare for an English player. Bellingham has tied the record for the most goals scored by an England player in a single World Cup, a mark set by Lineker at the 1986 tournament in Mexico and matched by Kane in 2018.
