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Panama vs England, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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    • 62': Jude Bellingham
    • 67': Harry Kane

    Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane strike again as England beat Panama, top group

    Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane scored early in the second half, lifting England over Panama 2-0 Saturday and into what appears to be a more favorable bracket for the knockout phase of the World Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Tomás Rodríguez (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (England).
    • 3': Foul by Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama).
    • 3': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Corner, England. Conceded by José Córdoba.
    • 7': Foul by Tomás Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 7': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Orlando Mosquera (Panama). Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 8': Corner, England. Conceded by Orlando Mosquera.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 10': Corner, England. Conceded by Jorge Gutiérrez.
    • 10': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
    • 11': Foul by Cristian Martínez (Panama).
    • 11': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 15': Foul by Tomás Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 15': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Tomás Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 17': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Fidel Escobar (Panama).
    • 17': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Corner, England. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
    • 18': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
    • 21': Foul by Carlos Harvey (Panama).
    • 21': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Attempt saved. José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Tomás Rodríguez.
    • 26': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Carlos Harvey (Panama) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a through ball.
    • 34': Offside, Panama. Amir Murillo is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Mosquera (Panama). Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
    • 39': Offside, England. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
    • 41': Offside, England. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 42': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Andrés Andrade.
    • 45': Offside, England. Harry Kane is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Yoel Bárcenas (Panama).
    • 45'+1': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Carlos Harvey (Panama).
    • 45'+1': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Panama 0, England 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Panama. José Fajardo replaces Tomás Rodríguez.
    • 45': Second Half begins Panama 0, England 0.
    • 46': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 46': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Martínez (Panama).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Handball by Harry Kane (England).
    • 53': Foul by José Fajardo (Panama).
    • 53': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': José Fajardo (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Jarell Quansah (England).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly following a fast break.
    • 56': Attempt missed. José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jorge Gutiérrez.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Orlando Mosquera (Panama). Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
    • 58': Amir Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 59': Corner, England. Conceded by José Córdoba.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Jarell Quansah (England).
    • 60': Jarell Quansah (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Goal! Panama 0, England 1. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, England. Djed Spence replaces Jarell Quansah because of an injury.
    • 63': Substitution, England. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 64': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Djed Spence (England).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Amir Murillo (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Harvey.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 67': Goal! Panama 0, England 2. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross.
    • 69': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 71': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Jude Bellingham.
    • 71': Substitution, Panama. Ismael Díaz replaces Yoel Bárcenas.
    • 71': Substitution, Panama. Azarías Londoño replaces José Luis Rodríguez.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Amir Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).
    • 73': Carlos Harvey (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Azarías Londoño (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Ismael Díaz (Panama) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fidel Escobar with a cross.
    • 75': Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Ismael Díaz (Panama) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Carlos Harvey (Panama) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Amir Murillo (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Martínez with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ismael Díaz (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Martínez following a corner.
    • 78': Offside, Panama. Ismael Díaz is caught offside.
    • 79': José Fajardo (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
    • 80': Foul by José Fajardo (Panama).
    • 80': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Offside, England. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Andrés Andrade (Panama).
    • 84': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Andrés Andrade (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Elliot Anderson.
    • 84': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
    • 86': Foul by Azarías Londoño (Panama).
    • 86': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
    • 88': Substitution, Panama. Alberto Quintero replaces Carlos Harvey.
    • 88': Substitution, Panama. Éric Davis replaces Jorge Gutiérrez.
    • 88': Amir Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (England).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Ismael Díaz (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Martínez.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Mosquera (Panama).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Panama. José Fajardo is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Éric Davis (Panama) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Alberto Quintero (Panama).
    • 90'+4': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 90'+4': Corner, England. Conceded by Fidel Escobar.
    • 90'+5': Éric Davis (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
    • 90'+5': Offside, Panama. Ismael Díaz is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Panama 0, England 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Panama 0, England 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 4
    67.1 Possession 32.9
    17 SHOTS 13
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    490 Accurate Passes 202
    558 Passes 268
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    36 Long Balls 54
    20 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    17 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 16
    0.9 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 6
    20 Effective Clearances 34
    20 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: MetLife Stadium
    Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
    Attendance: 80,663

    FIFA World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 3 +4 7
    2 Croatia 3 0 6
    3 Ghana 3 0 4
    4 Panama 3 -4 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PAN Panama (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    22 Orlando Mosquera (GK)
    3 José Córdoba
    16 Andrés Andrade Yellow Card
    4 Fidel Escobar
    26 Jorge Gutiérrez
    23 Amir Murillo
    11 Édgar Yoel Bárcenas
    14 Carlos Harvey
    7 José Luis Rodríguez
    6 Cristian Martínez
    9 Tomás Rodríguez
    Panama Substitutes:
    Ismael Díaz, Aníbal Godoy, Roderick Miller, Alberto Quintero, César Samudio, Jiovany Ramos, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Cecilio Waterman, Luis Mejía, Éric Davis, Azarias Londoño, Edgardo Fariña, José Fajardo, César Blackman, César Yanis.

    ENG England (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    6 Marc Guéhi
    2 Ezri Konsa
    8 Elliot Anderson
    3 Nico O'Reilly
    26 Jarell Quansah Yellow Card
    10 Jude Bellingham
    17 Morgan Rogers
    11 Marcus Rashford
    7 Bukayo Saka
    9 Harry Kane
    England Substitutes:
    John Stones, Kobbie Mainoo, Dean Henderson, Dan Burn, Noni Madueke, Anthony Gordon, Declan Rice, Djed Spence, James Trafford, Ivan Toney, Eberechi Eze, Trevoh Chalobah, Ollie Watkins, Jordan Henderson.

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