Brothers Jude and Jobe Bellingham will miss the prospect to face one another on the Membership World Cup after Jobe picked up a yellow card in Borussia Dortmund‘s win over Monterrey on Tuesday.
Jude’s Real Madrid will face Dortmund within the quarterfinals of the competitors on Saturday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, however Jobe will miss the match by suspension.
Jobe, the youthful of the 2, is following within the footsteps of his brother by joining German side Dortmund from Sunderland.
“I believe all of us noticed that he was very disillusioned,” Dortmund supervisor Niko Kovac stated. “I believe he didn’t precisely know that the second yellow card is a suspension at halftime. He was slightly bit stunned.”
Whereas one door has closed, Kovac stated there can be extra alternatives for the siblings to face one another.
“Okay, he is younger. His brother can also be younger, so I am satisfied they’ll face one another, perhaps subsequent season within the Champions League, after which the longer term. The longer term is for them.
“And yeah, the Membership World Cup can be good, however now it is not. Another person should play for him, however it’s additionally okay.”
Jobe, was substituted within the fifty fifth minute to keep away from any probability of a purple card, stated Kovac.
“I substituted him not due to his efficiency. I modified as a result of he had a yellow card on this recreation, and also you noticed we had some very intensive duels, and I didn’t need that somebody is perhaps then booked twice,” Kovac added.
Jude spent three seasons at Dortmund after signing from boyhood membership Birmingham Metropolis in 2020, earlier than he moved to Madrid in 2023.
Each Dortmund and Madrid are unbeaten on the Membership World Cup, with one draw and three wins every.
Info from Reuters contributed to this report.