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Imagine being 22 and already playing your fourth major international tournament. That’s Jude Bellingham today

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Imagine being 22 and already playing your fourth major international tournament. That’s Jude Bellingham today.

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  • England and Croatia open their Group L campaign with a heavyweight World Cup clash.
  • Croatia are counting on veterans Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic, alongside younger players like Josko Gvardiol.
  • England look to Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice in Thomas Tuchel’s first World Cup starting eleven.
  • Croatian superfan Ivana Knoll is also in Dallas, adding extra colour around the stadium.

TAKEAWAY

For young fans, this is not just a football match: it shows how early talent can reach the top, how fans shape the atmosphere and how global the World Cup really is.

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