Jude Bellingham is one of England’s greatest ever players – the Three Lions are lucky to have such a world class player.Those are the views of many across the talkSPORT network as the 23-year-old continues to dazzle at the World Cup in North America.Bellingham’s six World Cup goals have helped fire England into the semi-finalsGettyBellingham was once again England’s hero over the weekend – scoring twice in a 2-1 comeback win over Norway in the quarter-final.It follows his brace in the 3-2 victory against co-hosts Mexico in the last 16, with the Real Madrid midfielder awarded a second consecutive 10/10 in Adrian Durham’s player ratings.The former Birmingham starlet now, who took umbrage at Thomas Tuchel’s verdict of his side’s display against Norway, has six goals to his name at the global tournament ahead of England’s semi-final meeting with Argentina on Wednesday.Only forwards Lionel Messi [eight], Kylian Mbappe [eight] and Erling Haaland [seven] have found the back of the net on more occasions than Bellingham.Of Bellingham’s 12 international goals for England, nine have come during major tournaments, with the player writing himself into World Cup history.No other England star has scored more open play goals at a single World Cup than Bellingham, who is also the first player since Diego Maradona in 1986 to fire two goals or more in back-to-back knockout games.And he is also the second youngest player [23 years and 12 days] in the competition’s history after Pele in 1958 to do so.Saved by the BellWaxing lyrical over the 2024 Champions League winner on the World Cup Breakfast show, ex-Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor was asked whether Bellingham is already one of the greatest England players to pull on the shirt.To which he said: “I think so, I think he deserves that because you’ll judge that on what players have done in major tournaments.”Agbonlahor then added: “I think what he’s doing as well, it’s not just his goals, it’s his work rate, his pressing, he’s fighting for his country.Bellingham scored both of England’s goals in their 2-1 quarter-final win over NorwayGettyThe Real Madrid midfielder has been one of the standout players at the World Cup so fartalkSPORT“He’s that sort of character that says to himself, ‘It’s been too long,’ how many times have we been saying it? 60 years since we last won a major tournament.“He looks like he’s the guy that’s saying to the rest of them, ‘It’s our time, it’s our time to go and do this,’ and if we’re playing like this, I’ve get every faith we can go all the way.”Bell of the playerDubbed as ‘England’s James Bond’, Bellingham’s importance in the team has also been likened to Messi’s for Argentina, with the two nations to face off at the World Cup for the first time in 24 years.Ex-Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew discussed how England can get the best out of Bellingham against the holders in Atlanta, which kicks off at 8pm UK time.Speaking on The Final Word, he remarked: “Just letting him go and be himself, I think that’s where Bellingham is.“When you look at Argentina, Messi gets them out of situations with some incredible talent, where he just spins and turns out and switches players.Bellingham has won four Player of the Match awards from his six World Cup outings in North America“And Bellingham’s doing it for us, it’s a real meeting of the great Jedi master and the young Jedi, this game.”Messi isn’t the only elite player that Bellingham is said to share traits with, as ex-England international Andros Townsend stated his compatriot possesses abilities possessed by France legend Zinedine Zidane and Three Lions icon Frank Lampard.Zi best of the restTownsend told talkSPORT: “I watched the [Norway] game the other day and you can see the nerves in some of the players.“[Anthony] Gordon started with a bit of nervousness, [Noni] Madueke, he was a bit nervous at times.“But you see this guy who’s 23 years of age with the elegance of prime Zidane, with the anticipation of Frank Lampard and when to arrive into the box.“Honestly, I’ve never seen something like that before and it’s a joy to watch.Bellingham has drawn comparisons with 1998 World Cup winner Zidane due to the way he glides with the ballAFPHis ability to arrive in the box at the right time is something Chelsea hero Lampard was famous for“We are celebrating him at the moment, but I hope we continue to celebrate him because he’s a world class player for us.”Meanwhile, his controversial opening goal, which saw him glide past the Norway back line before firing into the bottom corner, has drawn comparisons between Arsenal and Netherlands hero Dennis Bergkamp.Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino said on the Weekend Sports Breakfast show: “I’ve worked with loads of great goalscorers in my career.“And I remember thinking some of them, when they get confidence, they’re nearly unstoppable in front of goal, the way they can finish.“The way Jude took his first goal, that wasn’t a player snatching at anything, he knew exactly what he had to do.“It was a very confident goal, it reminded me of a Dennis Bergkamp type of goal.Bellingham boasts 12 goals in 54 caps for England since making his international debut in 2020“His touch, his movement, and then burying it, Bergkamp was brilliant at doing things like that.”Jude awakeningDespite being on level goals at the tournament so far alongside captain Harry Kane – England’s all-time top scorer – Darren Bent believes Bellingham is the Three Lions’ most important player.The ex-England international said on the World Cup Gameday: “I’m going to go Jude, and the reason for that, because when the lights are the brightest, it’s like he excels even more.“It’s like he goes, ‘Okay, World Cup’s quarter-final, we’re losing 1-0, I’ll do this myself.”Former Watford striker Troy Deeney then insisted that Bellingham is the heartbeat of England – declaring that the attack would fall to pieces without him.He stated: “You take Jude out, you’ve got no heartbeat, no imagination, there’s no enthusiasm.Bellingham is in contention to be the first Englishman to ever win the Golden Ball award [World Cup’s best player]Getty“So for me, it’s nailed on that it’s Jude, because he’s the emotional support for everyone.“And you can see when he’s at it, he scores the first one, no celebrating, straight back, and everyone goes, ‘Uh-oh, get back.’“How many people would want to celebrate? But everyone else goes, ‘Oh, he’s on it, let’s go.’“He shows you he’s the heartbeat, he sets the standard, everyone follows.”Deeney added: “At 23 years of age, if he stopped playing football today, he’s conquered it.“At 23, it’s frightening, and he’s only going to get better, and that’s a good thing for England.”With England on course to reach a first World Cup final in 60 years, the stage is set for Bellingham to once again shine.World Cup WhatsAppDon't miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings. 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