Bellingham: You can see Kane's effort as captain, he is the best

After scoring a goal in England's final group stage match of the FIFA World Cup, which helped the team defeat Panama 2-0 and advance to the Round of 16 as group winners, Bellingham was interviewed by ITV.

Thank you for coming back for this interview after such a long run. How would you summarize today's match? In terms of today's victory, the task of finishing first in the group has been accomplished...

Yes, the first goal has been achieved. We came here to complete the task in stages. We smoothly got through the pre-tournament warm-up matches, and now, you know, we have achieved our first goal, which is to qualify from the group as group winners.

What was said at halftime?

"You're doing great, keep it up, work a little harder, raise the intensity." Nothing crazy, we knew what level we were at and we knew what level we wanted to reach, and we did that in the second half.

The coach said that we will see a stronger England team in the knockout stage...

Let's wait and see, hopefully. I think every day we have to try to improve, every game we have to step up, and yes, it's up to us to make that happen.

What made you happiest today? Was it the goal or the assist?

The assist. I think that was a wonderful culmination of teamwork. And yes, it's incredible to be able to pass the ball to Kane again and see him constantly elevate his game.

That assist also meant making history. Kane is now England's all-time leading scorer in FIFA World Cup history...

He deserves everything. You know what I mean? You see the effort he puts in as captain, you see how he leads us. His ability speaks for itself, he is the best!

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