It means there will be no highly-anticipated midfield battle between the siblings, who have featured in all four games of their respective teams so far in the United States.
Despite Jobe’s absence preventing a moment the family had “always dreamed of”, older brother Jude is hardly surprised to see his sibling in the referees’ bad books.
Discussing his brother’s suspension, the Madrid midfielder said: “He told me after that nobody had told him, and he wasn’t sure.
“But yeah, it’s a common theme with both of us, I think, with yellow cards and suspensions. It’s just one of those things.”
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Bellingham joins first training session with Borussia Dortmund
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He added: “It would have been lovely for me and my family, for both of us, something that we’ve obviously dreamed of, but I’m sure it will come around again.
“That’s part of football, so we have to accept it.”
Despite being denied a family affair in midfield, there will still be emotion attached to this fixture for Jude, facing his former side.
The 22-year-old spent three seasons at Dortmund between 2020 and 2023, having joined the Bundesliga side aged 17.
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Borussia Dortmund’s Jobe Bellingham
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Jobe followed in the footsteps of his older brother this summer, joining the German team for a reported £27 million after achieving Championship promotion with Sunderland.
Madrid and Dortmund meet in New Jersey on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals, where they will face either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich.
Both sides drew their opening games of the tournament but have since picked up three wins from three, with Los Blancos knocking out Juventus in the last 16 as Dortmund edged past Monterrey.
