Bellingham had already scored twice in 98 seconds to help the Three Lions on their way to a historic 3-2 victory over the co-hosts at the Estadio Azteca.
Harry Kane added a third from the penalty spot, but not before Jarell Quansah had been sent off following a VAR review to leave Thomas Tuchel’s men to played almost 45 minutes, including 11 minutes of second-half injury time, with 10 men.
It was a match that will live long in the memory, especially for those devoted fans back in England who cheered on the team through the night, after a delayed 2am UK time kick-off time.
Now it is into the last four and a date with either Argentina or Switzerland, who face off in the early hours of Sunday morning in the other quarter-final.
If England can defeat either Argentina or Switzerland and reach a first World Cup final since 1966, it could feasibly be against the side that beat them in the 2022 quarters in France, whose star-studded attack looked predictably imperious as they stormed to the top of Group I.
Les Bleus brushed aside Sweden 3-0 in the last 32, beating Paraguay and Morocco to tee up a mouth-watering semi-final against Spain, the European champions.
England possible route to World Cup 2026 final
Semi-finals: Argentina or Switzerland
Final: France or Spain