Paul Merson: Jude Bellingham has X-factor needed to win England the World Cup

Paul Merson says Jude Bellingham has the X-factor needed to help England win the World Cup.

The Real Madrid midfielder scored twice - the first player to do so in consecutive knockout stage games at a single World Cup since Diego Maradona in 1986 - in the 2-1 win over Norway which set up a semi-final against Argentina.

Nine of Bellingham's 12 England goals have been at major tournaments and his six goals in the tournament put him alongside Lineker (1986) and Harry Kane (2018, 2026) as the only England players to score at least five at a single World Cup.