Attack-minded Slovakia surprised England with a powerful first period and came close twice, but neither David Hancko nor Lukas Haraslin could break the deadlock despite promising opportunities.
Slovakia's efforts finally paid off, as good preparatory work and an assist from David Strelec helped Ivan Schranz break the deadlock 25 minutes into the game. It was Schranz's third goal of the tournament.
The Three Lions tried to pile on the pressure but failed to convert their 77 per cent possession into tangible reward in the first half.
Things changed after the restart, when Gareth Southgate's men thought they had leveled the score just five minutes into the second half. However, Phil Foden's goal was disallowed for offside.
England were lucky Slovakia did not double their lead when Strelec's long-range shot missed the empty net moments later.
As the match progressed, England ran out of ideas to overcome Slovakia's compact defence, although Declan Rice hit the woodwork from distance in the 81st minute, Xinhua reports.
Francesco Calzona's boys tried to protect their narrow lead until the end but were punished late in the final seconds when Bellingham equalized in stoppage time with an overhead kick into the top right corner to surprise a resilient Slovakia.
Things went from bad to worse for Slovakia as the Three Lions completed their comeback with the start of extra time, when Kane headed in his 65th goal for England to seal their quarter-final match against Switzerland.
"It's a huge moment, but it's a long tournament and we'll only know if we win the cup. We'll decide in the next two weeks how important it is," Bellingham said.
"I feel proud, we played a great game against a world-class team and one of the favorites. We allowed England very little, we almost advanced. Unfortunately, we didn't," said Slovakia coach Calzona.
England will now face Switzerland in the quarter-finals in Dusseldorf on July 6.
Slovakia's efforts finally paid off, as good preparatory work and an assist from David Strelec helped Ivan Schranz break the deadlock 25 minutes into the game. It was Schranz's third goal of the tournament.
The Three Lions tried to pile on the pressure but failed to convert their 77 per cent possession into tangible reward in the first half.
Things changed after the restart, when Gareth Southgate's men thought they had leveled the score just five minutes into the second half. However, Phil Foden's goal was disallowed for offside.
England were lucky Slovakia did not double their lead when Strelec's long-range shot missed the empty net moments later.
As the match progressed, England ran out of ideas to overcome Slovakia's compact defence, although Declan Rice hit the woodwork from distance in the 81st minute, Xinhua reports.
Francesco Calzona's boys tried to protect their narrow lead until the end but were punished late in the final seconds when Bellingham equalized in stoppage time with an overhead kick into the top right corner to surprise a resilient Slovakia.
Things went from bad to worse for Slovakia as the Three Lions completed their comeback with the start of extra time, when Kane headed in his 65th goal for England to seal their quarter-final match against Switzerland.
"It's a huge moment, but it's a long tournament and we'll only know if we win the cup. We'll decide in the next two weeks how important it is," Bellingham said.
"I feel proud, we played a great game against a world-class team and one of the favorites. We allowed England very little, we almost advanced. Unfortunately, we didn't," said Slovakia coach Calzona.
England will now face Switzerland in the quarter-finals in Dusseldorf on July 6.
