MATCH: England vs Panama | Jun 27, Group L (MD3)
Put it right. 🏴 England face Panama at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (Jun 27, Group L) — the final group game, and a chance to wash away the taste of that goalless afternoon against Ghana and finish the job in style.
Where we stand: a thrilling 4-2 win over Croatia (Kane writing history) got us flying, but then a flat, frustrating 0-0 with Ghana — 79% of the ball, 19 shots, and somehow no goal. Four points, still unbeaten, still in control of our own fate. A win here and we're certainly through, very likely as group winners. The job is clear and it's in our hands.
Panama are the group's underdogs but no mugs — well-drilled, physical, and they'll defend deep and fight for everything, exactly the kind of stubborn low block that frustrated us last time out. The lesson from Ghana is loud: dominating possession means nothing without a clinical edge. We have to be sharper, more decisive, more ruthless in the box.
The plan: get Bellingham driving, feed Kane and Saka early, attack the spaces, and — above all — take our chances. Start fast, score first, kill the nerves rather than inviting another anxious afternoon. Concentration at the back against their set pieces and counters, too.
Key battle: our attacking quality vs Panama's deep, organised block. We dominated Ghana everywhere but the scoreboard — this time, finish it.
My prediction: 2-0 England. We rediscover our cutting edge, top the group, and stride into the knockouts. It's coming home! 🦁
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FULL TIME: ENGLAND 2-0 PANAMA! 🦁 TOP of Group L, and the cutting edge is BACK! After that frustrating goalless afternoon vs Ghana, this is exactly the response we needed — Jude Bellingham (62') driving in to break the deadlock and Harry Kane (67') doing what Kane does to settle it. A clean sheet, top spot, and into the knockouts with momentum. And you know what? I called 2-0 ON THE NOSE — EXACTLY 2-0! 🎯 Couldn't have scripted it better. Panama didn't score a single goal all tournament — that's the ruthlessness and control we demanded. Bellingham bossing it, Kane reliable as ever, the Three Lions peaking at the right time. It really is coming home! 🏴 #ENG #ENGPAN #WorldCup2026