KICK-OFF: We’re underway at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium!
24 Jun 2018
1:03PM
A nasty early bang is suffered by Jesse Lingard. The Man United forward collided with Gabriel Gomez competing for a high ball and is now receiving medical attention from the England doctors.
24 Jun 2018
1:06PM
Chance! That was a big, big let-off for England as Panama somehow cut them apart with absolute ease in the final third. The ball is put on a plate for Anibal Godoy, but the midfielder completely mishit his strike and ballooned the ball high and wide. Where did that come from?
England are ahead after just eight minutes and it’s a brilliant header from John Stones. The Man City defender peeled away from his marker and was given an ocean of space inside the box to pick a corner with a thumping effort. It’s his first goal for England!
No goals from corners in 72 attempts at tournaments, now three in two games. Panama busy grappling with Kane, Maguire and Loftus-Cheek, Murillo failed to pick up Stones, powerful header. 1-0 #eng
Panama doing really well to get the ball into the final third but they lack any sort of composure to finish off their attacks. England are in control of this game, but still look just a little nervous in the centre of defence when Panamanian forwards run directly at them.
24 Jun 2018
1:17PM
Chance! Edgar Barcenas whips a brilliant effort goal-bound and it very nearly flies into Jordan Pickford’s bottom corner from 25 yards. He got a lot of power behind his strike and it had the England goalkeeper just a tad bit worried as he tried to cover all his angles.
Harry Kane with an emphatic penalty which flies into the top corner makes it 2-0 to England after just 22 minutes. It’s his third goal in two games, and his side look to be en route to a comfortable three points here.
24 Jun 2018
1:25PM
England should consider taking Kane off relatively early. Panama are scuts, they’ll do damage to someone before this game is finished #WorldCup
Incredibly, Panama have actually had more shots so far in this game with three efforts on goal. Southgate’s men have had just two — both of which have been whacked into the back of the net. Clinical.
It’s an absolutely sublime strike from Jesse Lingard to make it 3-0. The Man United man veers inside with close control before whipping the ball into the top corner with a brilliant curling effort. What a hit!
It’s four! The Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo initially makes a great save from close range, but John Stones is on hand to head into the back of the net. It’s the centre back’s second goal of this half alone and this is turning into a rout.
24 Jun 2018
1:44PM
PENALTY! Harry Kane is wrested to the ground by Anibal Godoy inside the box and England have another spot-kick.
This really is getting embarrassing for Panama now. Kane picks the same spot as before and fires the ball into the top right corner. It’s 5-0. It’s 5-0 and it’s not even half-time.
24 Jun 2018
1:47PM
Probably would have taken a 5-0 half time lead beforehand. #ENG
5 - This is only the fifth time in World Cup history that a team has scored 5+ goals in the first half of a match, with Germany vs Brazil in the 2014 semi-final the most recent occasion. Rout. #ENGPAN#ENG#WorldCuppic.twitter.com/dM69aHGaqh
That was a bit mad, wasn’t it? I mean, people said Panama actually had an outside chance at causing an upset here. John Stones is on a hat-trick. Did that half of football really happen?
To be fair, England have been immense. The quality of opposition clearly isn’t of the highest calibre but Gareth Southgate’s men have taken full advantage. Following a slightly nervous start, it’s been an almost-perfect 45 minutes.
Two Stones headers, two Harry Kane penalties and a worldie from Jesse Lingard. Could this go into double digits after the break?
24 Jun 2018
1:56PM
Panama are very, very poor but they managed to make life a lot more difficult for Belgium for a half. England deserve some credit here for putting them away comprehensively here. They were getting some stick yesterday for how much more easily the Belgians seemed to beat Tunisia.
SECOND-HALF: We’re back underway for another 45 minutes!
24 Jun 2018
2:07PM
A chance for a sixth as Raheem Sterling latches onto an excellent through ball from Harry Kane, however goalkeeper Jaime Penedo manages to come from his line to close down the space and clear the danger at very the last second. A let-off.
It’s been plain sailing for the Three Lions so far this afternoon.
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24 Jun 2018
2:17PM
You couldn’t make it up — Big Sam watching the England game. With a Big Mac. On his own. In a pub.
Sam Allardyce watching England vs Panama in a pub, on his own, with a Big Mac he’s brought in with him, is just outstanding 🍔👏 #ENGPANpic.twitter.com/D1GwwqLFxk
It’s been a fairly tepid start to the second half. The result is a foregone conclusion at this stage and Panama are just out to save face, making it damaged limitations. With a group-deciding battle with Belgium to come next week, Gareth Southgate won’t want to push his side unnecessarily here.
There we have it — Harry Kane completes his hat-trick in bizarre circumstances. Ruben Loftus-Cheek had the initial effort on goal from the edge of the box, the ball deflected off the Spurs striker before flying into the back of the net. It’s 6-0.
24 Jun 2018
2:24PM
Kane becomes the third English player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup.
Three players have scored a #WorldCup hat-trick for England:
Plenty of changes for England now as Jamie Vardy, Fabian Delph and Danny Rose come off the bench to see his game out. Containment football for the Three Lions now it seems, with a narrow six goal lead to protect.
24 Jun 2018
2:35PM
Chance! Panama almost find a way back into this game but it’s wide. A corner crossed into the box flies towards the back post where Roman Torres was completely unmarked. The defender, however, could only smash his effort inches wide of the target. So close to cutting the deficit.
It’s there!!! Panama pull one back and have a first World Cup goal in their history. This is the nation’s first ever appearance at the finals and, even though beaten heavily here, their supporters celebrate Felipe Baloy’s strike wildly. And why not!
The midfielder got on the end of a dangerous cross into the area, stuck out a leg and saw the ball fly past Jordan Pickford. It’s 6-1!
A late chance for John Stones to grab his hat-trick. The ball dropped to the Man City defender within striking distance inside the box but the ball just got away from his toe before being gathered by Penedo.
24 Jun 2018
2:49PM
There will be four minutes of stoppage time to come at the end of the second half.
24 Jun 2018
2:52PM
IF this finishes 6-1 and IF England and Belgium draw on Thursday, then 1st/2nd in Group G will be decided on fair play record and finally -- if that's level - drawing of lots. If 2nd place more desirable, might be worth picking up a sneaky yellow card now ... #ENGPAN#ENG
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As it happened: England vs Panama, World Cup
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this afternoon’s Group G encounter between England and Panama.
Gareth Southgate’s men got up and running with a dramatic, late 2-1 victory over Tunisia last week thanks to a double from Harry Kane.
They will be looking to get a second win here today against World Cup debutants Panama today, who fell 3-0 to Belgium.
Today’s teams will line out as follows…
England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Henderson, Young; Loftus-Cheek, Lingard; Sterling; Kane.
Panama: Penedo; Murillo, R Torres, Escobar, Davis; Barcenas, Cooper, Gomez, Godoy, J Rodriguez; Perez.
The national anthems are done and dusted and kick-off is just moments away. How’s this one going?
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KICK-OFF: We’re underway at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium!
A nasty early bang is suffered by Jesse Lingard. The Man United forward collided with Gabriel Gomez competing for a high ball and is now receiving medical attention from the England doctors.
Chance! That was a big, big let-off for England as Panama somehow cut them apart with absolute ease in the final third. The ball is put on a plate for Anibal Godoy, but the midfielder completely mishit his strike and ballooned the ball high and wide. Where did that come from?
GOAL! ENGLAND 1-0 PANAMA (STONES 8)
England are ahead after just eight minutes and it’s a brilliant header from John Stones. The Man City defender peeled away from his marker and was given an ocean of space inside the box to pick a corner with a thumping effort. It’s his first goal for England!
Panama doing really well to get the ball into the final third but they lack any sort of composure to finish off their attacks. England are in control of this game, but still look just a little nervous in the centre of defence when Panamanian forwards run directly at them.
Chance! Edgar Barcenas whips a brilliant effort goal-bound and it very nearly flies into Jordan Pickford’s bottom corner from 25 yards. He got a lot of power behind his strike and it had the England goalkeeper just a tad bit worried as he tried to cover all his angles.
PENALTY! Jesse Lingard is shoved over from behind by Fidel Escobar and England have the chance to double their lead from the spot.
GOAL! ENGLAND 2-0 PANAMA (KANE 22)
Harry Kane with an emphatic penalty which flies into the top corner makes it 2-0 to England after just 22 minutes. It’s his third goal in two games, and his side look to be en route to a comfortable three points here.
Incredibly, Panama have actually had more shots so far in this game with three efforts on goal. Southgate’s men have had just two — both of which have been whacked into the back of the net. Clinical.
GOAL! ENGLAND 3-0 PANAMA (LINGARD 36)
It’s an absolutely sublime strike from Jesse Lingard to make it 3-0. The Man United man veers inside with close control before whipping the ball into the top corner with a brilliant curling effort. What a hit!
GOAL! ENGLAND 4-0 PANAMA (STONES 40)
It’s four! The Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo initially makes a great save from close range, but John Stones is on hand to head into the back of the net. It’s the centre back’s second goal of this half alone and this is turning into a rout.
PENALTY! Harry Kane is wrested to the ground by Anibal Godoy inside the box and England have another spot-kick.
GOAL! ENGLAND 5-0 PANAMA (KANE 45)
This really is getting embarrassing for Panama now. Kane picks the same spot as before and fires the ball into the top right corner. It’s 5-0. It’s 5-0 and it’s not even half-time.
HALF-TIME: ENGLAND 5-0 PANAMA
That was a bit mad, wasn’t it? I mean, people said Panama actually had an outside chance at causing an upset here. John Stones is on a hat-trick. Did that half of football really happen?
To be fair, England have been immense. The quality of opposition clearly isn’t of the highest calibre but Gareth Southgate’s men have taken full advantage. Following a slightly nervous start, it’s been an almost-perfect 45 minutes.
Two Stones headers, two Harry Kane penalties and a worldie from Jesse Lingard. Could this go into double digits after the break?
SECOND-HALF: We’re back underway for another 45 minutes!
A chance for a sixth as Raheem Sterling latches onto an excellent through ball from Harry Kane, however goalkeeper Jaime Penedo manages to come from his line to close down the space and clear the danger at very the last second. A let-off.
It’s been plain sailing for the Three Lions so far this afternoon.
You couldn’t make it up — Big Sam watching the England game. With a Big Mac. On his own. In a pub.
It’s been a fairly tepid start to the second half. The result is a foregone conclusion at this stage and Panama are just out to save face, making it damaged limitations. With a group-deciding battle with Belgium to come next week, Gareth Southgate won’t want to push his side unnecessarily here.
GOAL! ENGLAND 6-0 PANAMA (KANE 62)
There we have it — Harry Kane completes his hat-trick in bizarre circumstances. Ruben Loftus-Cheek had the initial effort on goal from the edge of the box, the ball deflected off the Spurs striker before flying into the back of the net. It’s 6-0.
Kane becomes the third English player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup.
Plenty of changes for England now as Jamie Vardy, Fabian Delph and Danny Rose come off the bench to see his game out. Containment football for the Three Lions now it seems, with a narrow six goal lead to protect.
Chance! Panama almost find a way back into this game but it’s wide. A corner crossed into the box flies towards the back post where Roman Torres was completely unmarked. The defender, however, could only smash his effort inches wide of the target. So close to cutting the deficit.
GOAL! ENGLAND 6-1 PANAMA (BALOY 78)
It’s there!!! Panama pull one back and have a first World Cup goal in their history. This is the nation’s first ever appearance at the finals and, even though beaten heavily here, their supporters celebrate Felipe Baloy’s strike wildly. And why not!
The midfielder got on the end of a dangerous cross into the area, stuck out a leg and saw the ball fly past Jordan Pickford. It’s 6-1!
A late chance for John Stones to grab his hat-trick. The ball dropped to the Man City defender within striking distance inside the box but the ball just got away from his toe before being gathered by Penedo.
There will be four minutes of stoppage time to come at the end of the second half.
FULL-TIME: ENGLAND 6-1 PANAMA
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