EnglandvsPanama
ENG 2/PAN 0
Things to say
England beat Panama 2-0 at MetLife Stadium to take the points.
01
opener
England got the job done, 2-nil over Panama. Never really in doubt once they settled. Clean sheet and the three points, exactly what they needed.
02
key player
Rashford was buzzing all night, five shots and constant width down the left. He didn't grab a goal but he caused problems every time he touched it.
03
hot take
Two-nil flatters England a bit, honestly. They were tidy but never ruthless, and a better side punishes them for that.
04
deep cut
Watch José Córdoba for Panama, sixteen defensive interventions on his own. Their keeper Mosquera made four saves too or it's a proper paddling.
05
exit
Anyway, knockout football next, that's where we see if this England side is actually the real deal.
The recap
England got the job done in New Jersey, brushing past Panama 2-nil to seal qualification with a clean sheet to boot. Marcus Rashford was the livewire all night, peppering the goal with five shots and dragging England forward whenever things got sticky.
Panama keeper Orlando Mosquera kept it respectable with four saves, but Córdoba and the back line couldn't hold out forever. Solid, professional, job done for England, while Panama bow out winless from the group.