Key keywords: Ashlyn Castro, Jude Bellingham girlfriend, England 2022 World Cup, Qatar World Cup celebrity couples, Real Madrid midfielder partner, England national team WAGs, World Cup sideline supporters For football fans tuning into England’s 2022 World Cup run in Qatar, one familiar face has been a consistent presence in the Three Lions’ family section: 20-year-old Ashlyn Castro, the long-term girlfriend of breakout star midfielder Jude Bellingham. While the couple has intentionally kept their relationship out of the public eye for most of their two-year courtship, Castro’s repeated appearances at England’s group stage and knockout matches have sparked widespread curiosity about the woman supporting one of the tournament’s most talked-about young players. Castro, a Los Angeles native and part-time social media content creator with over 280,000 Instagram followers, first met Bellingham in 2021 when the footballer was playing for German club Borussia Dortmund. Friends close to the pair say they connected through mutual acquaintances at a European fashion event, and quickly bonded over their shared love of travel and low-key, out-of-the-spotlight hobbies. Unlike many high-profile sports partners, Castro has rarely posted about Bellingham on her public social media accounts, opting instead to share snippets of her work as a fashion influencer and trips with close friends, keeping their romantic life entirely private until the World Cup. Throughout England’s World Cup campaign, Castro has attended every single match the team has played, often wearing custom pieces emblazoned with Bellingham’s number 22 and the Three Lions crest. Footage from stadiums has shown her cheering alongside other England WAGs (wives and girlfriends) including Harry Kane’s wife Katie Goodland and Bukayo Saka’s girlfriend Tolami Benson, with the group often spotted grabbing meals together in Doha’s fan village between matches. Sources close to the couple say Castro flies back to Madrid, where Bellingham now plays for Real Madrid, between match days to take care of work commitments, before flying back to Qatar 48 hours before each kickoff to make sure she’s in the stands to support him. Bellingham, who became the youngest English player to ever score in a World Cup knockout match during the team’s 3-0 win over Senegal, spoke briefly about his support system in a post-match press conference last month, saying “Having the people you love most in the world there to watch you play makes every hard day of training worth it. I’m so grateful for everyone who’s traveled out here to back me and the team.” Those close to the couple confirm that the quote was a direct nod to Castro, who had traveled across 3 time zones to make it to that match just hours before kickoff after finishing a work commitment in the US. As England progresses through the later stages of the World Cup, fans can expect to see Castro in the stands for every remaining match, continuing her quiet, consistent support for her boyfriend as he cements his status as one of the best young footballers in the world.