We may now know why England’s Jude Bellingham slapped Argentina’s Valentín Barco after Wednesday’s World Cup semis game in Atlanta.After Barco’s team topped Bellingham’s in the World Cup game, the latter popped the former in the back of the head to spark a quick brouhaha between the two.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhy did Bellingham slap him like that? Well, a new video surfaced of Barco gloating in front of England players after the Enzo Fernández equalizer in regular time. He seems to be showboating quite a bit in the clip, which probably didn’t go over so well with England. Perhaps Bellingham was retaliating after Barco’s bold braggadocio?Lip readers unlock animated Lionel Messi-Jude Bellingham World Cup chatWe don’t know for sure, but this does make more sense as a catalyst than the randomness of it in the moment.The team will square off with Spain in East Rutherford on Sunday.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEngland and France will square off for third place in Miami on Saturday afternoon.This article originally appeared on For The Win: Did Jude Bellingham slap Valentin Barco over Argentina goal gloating?
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