AL KHOR, Qatar — Football these days isn’t supposed to be about individuals anymore. Even in the international game, the pre-tournament clamors for the Premier League’s in-form player de jour are less vociferous than they once were. This is a game of structures and cohesion, the game fully systematized. And yet it does help if a team can turn up an exceptional player, particularly if he hits a tournament in the form of his life.
Jude Bellingham is just 19, but the impact he has had on this England team is already remarkable. When Bellingham left Birmingham City at 17, the club retired his No.