RabiuWhy Jude Bellingham Slapped Argentina Player After England’s World Cup Exit
Argentina have booked their place in the World Cup final against Spain after coming back from behind to beat England 2-1 in the semi-final.
The loss for England means that their 60-year wait for a trophy will continue after their lacklustre display in the semi-final, despite taking the lead through Anthony Gordon.
The game was a feisty encounter between the two sides, with plenty of tackles flying in from players on both teams.
One of the more heated moments came when Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham appeared to slap Argentina substitute Valentin Barco on the back of the head following Argentina’s winning goal.
Jude Bellingham Appears to Strike an Argentine Player
With tensions running high and England on the back foot ever since the Argentina equaliser, you could tell that the stadium and tempers would flare when the winning goal came, but no one expected Bellingham to be caught striking an opposition player after the game.
The slap from Bellingham appears to be a fairly strong strike to the back of Barco’s head, and it also doesn’t show any justification or explanation as to why Barco became the victim of Bellingham’s confrontation.
Everyone knows that Bellingham is a very passionate player who wears his heart on his sleeve every time he steps out onto the pitch, but this encounter could be seen to show the Englishman in a bad light and left many wondering why he lashed out.
Why Bellingham Wasn’t Happy With Barco After England LossValentin BarcoWhilst there is no justification for players lashing out on a football pitch, the Metro do provide an explanation as to why Bellingham perhaps let his anger get the better of him in this situation.
After the Argentina winner, Barco appeared to have run down to the England dugout to celebrate in front of Thomas Tuchel’s staff and substitutes after Enzo Fernandez’s equaliser, rightfully leaving many of the players angered.
Ex-England goalkeeper Paul Robinson said via BBC Radio Five Live, “We’ve not seen much sportsmanship today and that was probably the worst example of sportsmanship we’ve seen at this World Cup.”
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It was a semi-final full of high tempers and crash-outs, and this was the pinnacle of the poor sportsmanship seen during the game, and perhaps explains why Bellingham saw fit to confront Barco.
It was after this behaviour from Barco that Bellingham was seen running after Barco, and that was when he slapped the Argentine around the back of the head.
The situation would’ve had no impact on Barco, as he saw his country make it to their second consecutive World Cup final, although he never made it onto the pitch.
Argentina now faces Spain at MetLife Stadium on Sunday evening in the final, where Lionel Messi will be hoping to win his second World Cup in a row.
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