What's made Jude Bellingham so brilliant in this World Cup?

England are now just one game away from reaching from their first men's World Cup final since 1966, and a lot of it is thanks to Jude Bellingham.

He scored both goals in England's last game, with the team coming from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in Miami and reach the World Cup semi-finals.

At one point there was a debate about whether Bellingham would be in England's World Cup team at all, but his record has now seen experts arguing that he could be one of the best players of the tournament.

With England now looking to their next game against Argentina on Wednesday 15 July, the fans and players will be hoping Bellingham can help work his magic against Messi to help them get through to the final.

Making the right choices on the pitch

According to BBC Sport's Phil McNulty, one factor is how versatile Bellingham is in the kind of goals he scores.

He's scored with his left foot, right foot and head - Erling Haaland is the only other player at this World Cup who's been able to match this.

He also said Bellingham has the "ability to score goals at vital times", seizing opportunities where he can with some "classic poacher goals, others arriving at the right place at the right time in the box and then those moments of sheer individual brilliance with power, pace and skill on display".

He can also "make the defining contributions when England need them most".

Nine of out his 12 goals for England have been at major tournaments, with five putting England ahead and two being equalisers.

Rewriting the rules

It's expected for a strikers to score a lot of goals, but Jude Bellingham is doing it as midfielder.

Midfielders are generally expected to act as playmakers, by getting the ball to others up-front, rather than being the primary goal scorers.

But football analysts have highlighted that his ability to get around the pitch is unique and explains why he's not only such an effective attacking midfielder, but also a top goal scorer.

Joining the Golden Boot race

In total he's has scored six goals so far at this World Cup and is now in the race for the Golden Boot, currently tying with England's captain Harry Kane.

Ahead of him are Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe with eight goals each, and Erling Haaland scoring seven - but with Haaland's team Norway now out of the World Cup there's a chance for Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham to overtake and make it into the top three or better.

Securing his own place in history

He's now scored more World Cup goals than his idol Zinedine Zidane, Brazilian icon Ronaldinho, and is only one goal behind matching Diego Maradona - widely believed to be the best player in World Cup history.

Bellingham has also now become the first player to score twice in consecutive knockout matches since Maradona in 1986.

At 23 Bellingham is also the second youngest player to do this, with the exception of Pele, who did the same at 17, when Brazil won the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.

Something else Bellingham has become famous for is his iconic goal celebration, facing the crowd and stretching his arms out wide.

He's said he's been doing it since he was a child, and has carried it throughout his career from playing for Birmingham City, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and also in games for England.

There's also a song fans love to sing to him - you've guessed it: Hey Jude by The Beatles.

He's heard it from the German fans at Borussia Dortmund, Spanish fans at Real Madrid, but hearing the England fans sing it after their last game seemed to make him a bit emotional.

Norway's Erling Haaland, speaking after his team lost to England, called Bellingham "one of the best in the world".

He added: "It's just praise for Jude. I think he's unbelievable. England is lucky, Madrid is lucky because everybody would want a Jude in the team."

The two are former teammates, having played together at Borussia Dortmund, before Bellingham moved to Real Madrid and Haaland to Manchester City.

Haaland has said the only thing that does surprise him when it comes to Bellingham is the amount of criticism he receives.

He told reporters: "I think he doesn't really deserve it because he's one of the best in the world. He's a midfielder, he still scores goals, he still manages to dribble every single player on the field."

England captain Harry Kane also had great things to say about his teammate, following the win over Norway.

He told reporters: "When you've got someone like Jude who can change the game for us like he did again today, that's obviously a big factor.

"The boys' heart and desire got us over the line."

When it comes to former players, they've also been full of praise.

Gary Neville, who played 85 times for England, said: "He's 23 years of age, it's absolutely monumental what that lad is doing.

"The impact that he is having on young people in our country and around the world is magnificent."

Former England striker Gary Lineker has even said he believes Bellingham could be the country's "greatest ever" footballer.