Jude Bellingham spoke eloquently immediately after the game, showing maturity that belied his 21 years in his assessment of the dramatic scenes that followed his athletic stoppage-time equaliser.

Click on the video above to enjoy his exuberant, yet measured reaction as he urged the nation to come together enjoy the remainder of England's journey at Euro 2024.

Then came the Real Madrid midfielder's post-match news conference, when the passion and pain that had been bubbling under following the Three Lions' difficult start to the tournament came to the surface.

"Playing for England should be one of the most proud things of a footballer's career, but often, at times, it is quite difficult, you know," he told the waiting media.

"There is a high, intense pressure. The fans expect a lot from us, regardless of what has happened in recent tournaments...

"So people talk a lot and you do have to take it personally, you know.

"We have worked so hard at this game. We come in and we train every day so hard to try and put on performances for the fans.

"Sometimes it doesn't go well and sometimes it feels like there is a bit of a pile-on. It's not nice to hear, but you can always use it for moments like that and it's nice to throw it back to some people, I suppose."

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It may have been 94 minutes 34 seconds of torture and torpor before but it was worth every second of the wait and more besides.

There was mayhem on the touchline among England’s substitutes and backroom team as Jude Bellingham was swamped.

Its impact on Slovakia was instant and profound as their broken players slumped to the turf in the face of this magic, perhaps knowing that the battle was lost, as indeed it was when Harry Kane scored England’s winner early in extra time.

England were on the way out - and then they were on their way into a quarter-final meeting with Switzerland on Saturday in Dusseldorf.

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