England midfielder Jude Bellingham could face an unexpected challenge at the FIFA World Cup 2026, with former Three Lions defender Conor Coady questioning how the Real Madrid star would react if he is left out of Thomas Tuchel’s starting lineup.

Tuchel handed Bellingham the captain’s armband for the second half of Saturday’s scrappy 1-0 warm-up friendly against New Zealand

England continue their World Cup preparations with a friendly against Costa Rice on Wednesday night, before attention turns to Croatia and their group stage opener