After all the conditions were met for the Bellingham brothers to face each other for the first time in an official match. There will be Real Madrid-Borussia in the World Cup quarter-finals, but Jobe’s yellow card will deprive the family of a great moment.
There will be a Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals. The most eagerly awaited clash in the Bellingham family. Jobe’s yellow card deprives the family of enjoying the first duel between the two and in a more than appetising scenario. He will have to watch his brother from the stands in the Club World Cup semi-final.
A few months ago it seemed impossible that Jobe and Jude could meet in international competition with the younger brother still playing in the Championship for Sunderland and Jude already established in the top flight. The younger brother had been excelling in the second tier of British football and won promotion to the Premier League via the play offs. But his year did not go unnoticed by other clubs in Europe.
Borussia Dortmund, always with the most accurate radar to find emerging talent, did not hesitate to go for the midfielder. They put just over 30 million on the table to take him down the same path his brother Jude had followed years earlier, when he left Birmingham to play for the German club. Capricious coincidence.
Dortmund’s participation in the Club World Cup opened up the possibility of a clash between the two during the tournament. Certain conditions had to be met: both had to qualify in first place, for example, and of course both had to win their respective round of 16 matches. Madrid overcame Juve and the Germans did the same with Rayados of Monterrey.
The World Cup will have its Madrid-Borussia, but without Jobe. Therefore, without the thrill of the duel between brothers. The youngest of the Bellingham was one yellow card away from suspension and was booked in that match against the Aztecs, which will deprive him of the chance to play against Jude’s Madrid in the quarter-finals.
