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Haaland and Bellingham World Cup Bromance Becomes Latest Internet Obsession
Their Dortmund friendship has become a viral World Cup subplot as fans track every embrace, laugh and pregame exchange.
- On Saturday, Norway faces England in a World Cup quarterfinal featuring Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and English midfielder Jude Bellingham. The match kicks off at 5 p.m. Eastern.
- Haaland and Bellingham forged their bond at Borussia Dortmund between 2020 and 2022, where they combined for goals and celebrated together, creating genuine camaraderie that stuck with fans.
- Internet fandom has exploded around the pair; more than 12,000 works published under the "Men's Football" tag on AO3 since the World Cup began, with viral video edits racking up millions of views.
- Despite maintaining relationships—Haaland with Isabel Haugseng Johansen and Bellingham with Ashlyn Castro—fans continue flooding social media with edits. The matchup creates a "parasocial goldmine" surrounding their on-field chemistry.
- Soccer intensity often fuels division, yet this World Cup matchup highlights the unique intersection of sports and digital fandom. The spotlight remains on these breakout stars and the pressure of their anticipated international clash.
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From BVB duo to World Cup rivals: Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland fight against each other in the quarter-finals. The story of a special football friendship.
The former teammates are often close, now they face each other as opponents in the quarter-finals of the World Championship. Fans draw parallels to the hit series »Heated Rivalry« for fun.
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Haaland and Bellingham World Cup bromance becomes latest internet obsession
Norway's Erling Haaland and England's Jude Bellingham might be enemies for 90 minutes on Saturday (11 July) when both countries face each other in a FIFA World Cup quarter-final but there's undoubtedly a bromance between the two. Here are the 21 best moments of that bond blossoming.
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
L 63%
C 37%
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