Bellingham Matches England Assist Mark in Win Over Croatia

What happened

Jude Bellingham set up England's opening goal in a 2-1 Nations League win over Croatia at Wembley on Thursday, a contribution that Opta said gave him six assists for England in 2026 — the most by any player for the national team in a calendar year since Raheem Sterling also reached six in 2019. The statistic was reported by the analytics outlet Opta and relayed by Get Spanish Football News.

Report details

Bellingham, the Real Madrid midfielder, started the match and provided the assist for Morgan Rogers' opener. Harry Kane scored England's second goal as the team coached by Thomas Tuchel secured a hard-fought victory on their return to Nations League action. The source did not specify the timing of the goals or any further details of the match.

The assist record is the concrete milestone attached to Bellingham's performance, placing his 2026 international output alongside Sterling's 2019 tally. The report did not indicate whether Bellingham or England have further fixtures in the calendar year that could add to the total.