Bellingham starts for England against Croatia

Jude Bellingham started in England's coveted number 10 role for their World Cup opener against Croatia. There had been conjecture over who would play in the central attacking berth for England after the emergence of Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers as a viable option in the position. However, England manager Thomas Tuchel selected Bellingham, 22, for Wednesday's Group L encounter in Dallas (21:00 BST). The Real Madrid star was accompanied by Arsenal's Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest in midfield. Bellingham had scored six goals from 48 appearances for England prior to the match.