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England's new superstar Jude Bellingham has revealed that his World Cup journey is already giving him sleepless nights.
The 19-year-old midfielder shone in England’s 6-2 romp over Iran on Monday and is certain to start in Gareth Southgate’s team for the game against USA on Friday.
On Tuesday evening Bellingham said scoring the opening goal against Iran was one of his career highlights and kept him awake for most of the night that followed.
Bellingham (left) is in hot demand amongst Europe's most high-profile clubs
Bellingham (right) heads the ball goal-bound as he puts England in-front against Iran at the Qatar World Cup
‘I am kind of just coming down from the high now,’ he said. ‘It is difficult to sleep. I was up all night after the game trying to reply to messages and speak to people.
‘I’ve scored quite a few goals this season, in some pretty big games, but that tops anything that I have ever scored. That feeling thinking, “Have I really just done that? This can’t be real”.’
Bellingham has been a standout player for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga for a couple of seasons but is now