While England star forward Jude Bellingham was already a massive name in the soccer community before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, his success during this year’s tournament has turned him into a global superstar, especially in the United States.
Bellingham will look to build upon this hard-earned stardom with another great performance against Argentina in the World Cup semifinal in Atlanta Stadium on July 15.
He has already scored six goals in the tournament and might need to add at least one more if his squad is to persevere against Lionel Messi and the defending World Cup champions.
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While Bellingham has also become a heartthrob because of his good looks, he only has eyes for one woman: His girlfriend Ashlyn Castro, whom he has been dating since 2025.
Castro, a model and influencer from California, has been with Bellingham throughout the World Cup, and has been posting about her journey on her Instagram account.
The post showed Castro seated while wearing a white crop top and dark pants. It was captioned, “Sunshine state 💛,” as England had a game in Florida.
The top comment on the post was from Bellingham, who simply wrote, “🫠😍.”
These emojis suggest that Castro is melting over this photo from his girlfriend.
FIFA fans are champing at the bit to see what kind of performance Bellingham can put together against Argentina Wednesday, and how he’ll celebrate with Castro if England takes the crown.
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