The first goal in England’s 6-1 rout of Panama was instructive, and in retrospect a preview of what was to come.
On an eighth minute corner kick, Panamanian defenders wrestled every English player who stepped foot in the box, except for John Stones, who they inexplicably let run free, and he easily guided his header past Jaime Penedo.
As good as England was, and they were obviously quite clinical, scoring six goals said less about the quality of England’s attack than the lack of quality in Panama’s defense. Everything Panama could do wrong in surrendering five first half goals, they did.
Stones was left alone off another set piece, this time on a free kick. They gave away two penalties, both of which Harry Kane thumped into the top corner. (He got his hat trick in the second half on a deflection.) And just for good measure, they couldn’t keep up with Raheem Sterling and Jesse Lindgard, who combined for a nice one-two and outside-the-box goal for Lindgard.
England advances, while Panama is out. England and Belgium will meet in Kaliningrad on Thursday to determine who wins the group, while Panama and Tunisia will have a consolation match.
The best moment in the match came in the 78th minute, the one time Panama bested England. That’s when they scored their single goal, their first ever World Cup goal in their first ever World Cup. It didn’t matter to the cheering Panamanians in the stands that their team was down 6-1, that they’ve looked like the worst team in the World Cup. They’re in the World Cup, they scored a goal, and they were going to celebrate, dammit.
Here’s how England defeated Panama:
90’: Four More Minutes...
We have four minutes of added time, for some reason.
85’: Panama Needs to Pick Up the Pace!
Panama hasn’t scored a goal in the last five minutes, which means they now need to quicken the pace to one goal every minute to draw England. Can they do it? Stay tuned to find out!
78’: Panama Scores!
The comeback is on! Panama scores their first World Cup goal ever!
Ricardo Ávila plays a free kick in behind the English defense, and Felipe Baloy meets it with a nice sliding shot.
First ever Panama goal! Wonderfull! #ENGPAN pic.twitter.com/A3wsr1GhsG
— BiggestLoicNottetFan (@BiggestLoicFAN) June 24, 2018
Panama now just needs to score a goal every two minutes to win a point in this game.
76’: Chance for Panama...
Román Torres pops free at the back post on a corner, but he slides his shot wide.
70’: Substitutions
Right wing back Kieran Trippier comes out for Danny Rose.
Also, somewhere in there after Harry Kane’s hat trick, he and Jesse Lindgard came out for Jamie Vardy and Fabian Delph.
Felipe Baloy, Ricardo Ávila and Abdiel Arroyo are in for Panama. Both teams have used all of their substitutions.
66’: Can’t They Give Them Just One?
England rudely denies Panama their best chance yet at a goal.
Jordan Pickford denied Michael Murillo one-on-one, but couldn’t he have just led the Panamanian score as a confidence booster?
When Panama have played out from the back and got men into the oposition half they've played some great stuff. That's only happened twice though
— Michael Cox (@Zonal_Marking) June 24, 2018
62’: Kane Again! Hat Trick!
Oh no, poor Panama. Harry Kane makes it 6-0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s shot from outside the box clipped off the heel of Kane, who was just trying to get out of the way, and wrong-foots Jaime Penedo, who had no chance.
57’: England Busted for Pulling Shirts
The referee blows his whistle for some shirt pulling in the Panama box, and everybody is relieved to see it’s called on England and isn’t a third penalty.
53’: When Will Goal Six Come?
England are still trying for a sixth, and it seems likely they’ll get it. Raheem Sterling has already gotten in behind, only to be denied by an alert goalkeeper, and they’re bypassing Panama’s lines with ease.
46’: Still a Second Half...
Apparently they haven’t called the match, and we’re going to play the second half. Is England going to try scoring, or will they sit back and be content to manage their five goal lead?
Halftime
England is winning 5-0. They are comprehensively better than Panama, who have gifted the Three Lions two penalties, left John Stones (John Stones!) completely unmarked on both a corner kick and free kick to score two goals, and have been sloppy with the few chances they did have.
#ENG 3 - 0 #PAN
— FIFA World Cup (@WorIdCupUpdates) June 24, 2018
LINGARD WHAT A GOAL! pic.twitter.com/WY24KBmxFA
45+1’: Make it 5 Goals for England!
Another penalty for Harry Kane, another wallop by the goalkeeper into the top left of the goal. Kane now has four goals, joining Romelu Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the Golden Boot.
If this were a Little League match the mercy rule would’ve already been invoked.
For America so loved England that she gave her one and only spot in the World Cup to Panama, that whoever plays them shall not perish, but have five goals before the half.
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 24, 2018
Matthew Futterman: Amazingly, Hernan Gomez said yesterday that this match might be uglier than the 3-0 loss to Belgium. And yes it is.
It’s worth remembering now, once again, that Panama finished third in Concacaf qualifying. Team USA finished fifth. Those matches included a 1-1 draw in Panama City. Stew on that for a bit before you get too haughty if you are an American soccer fan.
43’: Penalty to England!
Oh my god, it’s getting even worse for Panama. Aníbal Godoy bear-hugged Harry Kane on a corner kick. Kane was manhandled in the same way against Tunisia, but it was never called. This time it is.
Matthew Futterman: The marking was much better on that set piece for Panama, except that someone forgot to tell them that bear-hugging is not allowed in the World Cup either.
40’: England Scores Again!
Suddenly John Stones has scored two goals in the World Cup. After a nice little free kick move, Harry Kane heads the ball across the goal to Raheem Sterling. His attempt is well-saved by Jaime Penedo, but Stones puts in the rebound with his head.
England have scored four goals in a World Cup game for the first time since some game in 1966
— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) June 24, 2018
36’: Goal for England!
Jesse Lindgard’s 25-yard curler ticks off the bottom of the cross bar and in. It came after a nice 1-2 with Raheem Sterling, and at 3-0 the rout is officially on at this point.
Matthew Futterman: In my daughter’s league when you get six goals ahead you can’t shoot anymore. What is the mercy rule at the World Cup? For what it’s worth, Panama-Tunisia may be a really good, meaningless match.
29’: Panama Attacking
Panama finally controls the ball for a number of passes and gets a great ball in behind the defense, but once again the attack ends without a threatening shot on goal.
22’: 2-0 to England!
After a short run-up, Harry Kane thumps the ball into the top left corner of the goal.
Panama was already struggling in this match. Just about the last thing they needed was to give away a penalty.
Kane’s emphatic penalty!#ENG 2-0 #PAN #ENGPAN pic.twitter.com/wRUEBZqIjn
— FIFA World Cup (@WorIdCupUpdates) June 24, 2018
Matthew Futterman: What you missed while the cameras followed Kane’s celebration — Panama grabbed the ball and tried the old schoolyard trick of restarting while the other team is off the field. Referee Ghead Grisha had to blow his whistle and explain that is not allowed at the World Cup.
20’: Penalty to England!
Jesse Lindgard controlled the ball over the top, and was bundled over by Fidel Escobar. Referee Ghead Grisha didn’t hesitate in awarding it.
16’: Pressure by Panama
Édgar Bárcenas’s curving shot from outside the box sends Jordan Pickford into a full dive, but it’s outside the post. Panama keeps getting chances though ...
Matthew Futterman: Panama has now had two good chances and missed the goal badly on both. How many more will they get this afternoon? My guess is not very many. The only way these small teams win is if they are completely clinical on their chances.
12’: England Sloppy Despite Leading
England is clearly the better team, but they’ve had a few bad giveaways in their own half. If Panama was a sharper side, it would be a big problem.
10’: Foul
Armando Cooper is booked for stepping on Jesse Lindgard’s heel.
8’: England Goal!
For John Stones, who was completely unmarked on a header, and powers it into the bottom left corner from the penalty spot.
It’s actually incredible how unmarked Stones was. There was no intricate movement or feint, he just ran past his marker to the ball.
Matthew Futterman: I’m not really sure what Panama was thinking there. How do you not mark the really tall defender in the middle of the penalty area on a corner kick?
5’: Panama Chance
Panama wastes a great chance. Aníbal Godoy was slipped in on goal, but his shot is blasted over.
Break Time
Things have stopped here for a few minutes after Jesse Lindgard was elbowed in the face going for a header.
0’: Kickoff!
We are underway from Nizhny! England is in white, Panama in red.
It’s Hot!
Matthew Futterman: It’s seriously hot here in Nizhny. On paper, the heat may be the only thing that can stand in the way of England in this one. They’ve got much better, much younger players, amd overwhelming numbers in the stands, too. No offense to Panama, which did amazing work just to get here. As my friend and former colleague and Englishman Jon Clegg likes to say, the Brits can sometimes turn a funny shade of pink when they get hot and frustrated. That’s what Panama has to be shooting for.
England Lineup
1. Jordan Pickford; 5. John Stones; 6. Harry Maguire; 2. Kyle Walker; 8. Jordan Henderson; 7. Jesse Lingard; 21. Ruben Loftus-Cheek; 18. Ashley Young; 12. Kieran Trippier; 9. Harry Kane; 10. Raheem Sterling
The only change from the starting 11 that defeated Tunisia is Ruben Loftus-Cheek coming in for the injured Dele Alli.
Panama Lineup
1. Jaime Penedo; 4. Fidel Escobar; 5. Román Torres; 6. Gabriel Gómez; 15. Érick Davis; 2. Michael Murillo; 20. Aníbal Godoy; 11. Armando Cooper; 21. José Luis Rodríguez; 8. Édgar Bárcenas; 7. Blas Pérez
No changes from the startling 11 that was thumped by Belgium.
England vs. Panama Top Story Lines
• It will be close to 90 degrees at kick off. England declined to attempt acclimatizing to the temperature, which figures to favor the Panamanians.
• England, who were much better than Tunisia, still had to be rescued by Harry Kane in their 2-1 victory.
• Panama was smashed by Belgium in their first group stage match.
• The biggest drama in the English camp the last few days has had to do with a leaked team sheet. Assistant manager Steve Holland was photographed holding a piece of paper that appeared to show that Marcus Rashford will replace Raheem Sterling for this match, causing English manager Gareth Southgate to declare that the English media must decide if they want to help or hurt the team.
• Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who looked dangerous as a substitute against Tunisia, is expected to replace the injured Deli Alli in the starting lineup.
• Romelu Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo have each scored four goals in their first two matches. Harry Kane will have to score two to keep pace.
• This is Panama’s first appearance at a World Cup. They are led by the Colombian Hernán Darío Gómez, who managed his home country during the 1998 World Cup and Ecuador during the 2002 edition of the tournament.
Some Pregame Reading
• England was beset with bugs in their opening match in Volgograd. Luckily this game is in Nizhny, 600 miles north of Volgograd.
• Is soccer better in Spanish? That’s what Telemundo would have you believe.
• The only place to drink cocktails called “B sample” and “Meldonium” is the infamous Sochi drug testing lab turned gastro pub.
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