Ghana manager Carlos Queiroz expressed dissatisfaction with the midfielder's conduct. "He had a bad reaction with some bad names and that's why the story started."
Bellingham, who was named player of the match despite expressing personal dissatisfaction with his performance, later explained his perspective to the BBC.
"It was just when I made a silly tackle, to be honest."
He noted that his interaction with the opposition bench stemmed from standard competitive drive.
"I was trying to try to win the ball, and I followed through a little bit and caught the lad.
I spoke to him after, and then their bench jumped up trying to get me a yellow card."
Bellingham acknowledged the award but felt his performance fell short. "I didn't deserve it, to be honest.
It probably should've gone to one of their lads who defended so well."
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The draw keeps England at the top of Group L, with the team scheduled to face Panama on Saturday to secure qualification for the knockout round of 32.
