Panama v England, 27 June 2026

Score2-0 to England
RefereeAbdulrahman Al Jassim
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group L
VenueMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
Attendance80,663

View Panama v England head to head

Kick-off: 5.00pm local (10.00pm BST) . Head to Head Played: 2 Panama won: 0 Drawn: 0 England won: 2 Panama scored: 1 England scored: 8 . FIFA World Ranking: Panama 34th, England 4th . The only previous meeting was England’s 6-1 group stage win at Nizhny Novograd, Russia in 2018 when Harry Kane scored the Three Lions’ third hat-trick at a FIFA World Cup tournament.

0 Panama

Manager: Thomas Christiansen

2 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Goals:

Jude Bellingham 62 G
Harry Kane 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera
Defender Andrés Andrade
Defender José Córdoba
Defender Fidel Escobar
Defender Jorge Gutiérrez
Defender Carlos Harvey
Defender/Midfielder Amir Murillo
Midfielder Cristian Martínez
Midfielder/Forward Yoel Bárcenas (captain)
Midfielder/Forward José Luis Rodríguez
Forward Tomás Rodríguez

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Jarell Quansah Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Jude Bellingham Midfielder
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

José Fajardo for Tomás Rodríguez 46
Ismael Díaz for Yoel Bárcenas 71
Azarías Londoño for José Luis Rodríguez 71
Eric Davis for Jorge Gutiérrez 88
Alberto Quintero for Carlos Harvey 88

Substitutions:

Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka 63
Djed Spence for Jarell Quansah 63
Eberechi Eze for Jude Bellingham 71
Jordan Henderson for Elliott Anderson 84
Ollie Watkins for Harry Kane 84

Cards:

José Fajardo 53 Y
Andrés Andrade 84 Y

Cards:

Jarell Quansah 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Luis Mejía
Goalkeeper César Samudio
Defender Edgardo Fariña
Defender Roderick Miller
Defender Jiovany Ramos
Defender/Midfielder César Blackman
Defender/Midfielder Eric Davis
Midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla
Midfielder Aníbal Godoy
Midfielder Alberto Quintero
Midfielder César Yanis
Midfielder/Forward Cecilio Waterman
Forward Ismael Díaz
Forward José Fajardo
Forward Azarías Londoño

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Ivan Toney
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

In finishing bottom of Group L, Panama had now lost all of their six games at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Los Canaleros had now scored one goal at FIFA World Cup finals: against England in 2018. . They had now lost four games at FIFA World Cup tournaments against UEFA nations.

Comments:

Finishing as Group L winners, England had now remained unbeaten in the group stage in five of their last seven participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Harry Kane had now become the first player to score 11 or more goals at FIFA World Cup finals for England: previously ten by Gary Lineker. . The Three Lions had now selected a starting line-up with four or more players contracted to non-English clubs for the first time in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals: Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Jarell Quansah. . England named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Reece James was unavailable due to injury.

0 Panama

Manager: Thomas Christiansen

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera
Defender Andrés Andrade
Defender José Córdoba
Defender Fidel Escobar
Defender Jorge Gutiérrez
Defender Carlos Harvey
Defender/Midfielder Amir Murillo
Midfielder Cristian Martínez
Midfielder/Forward Yoel Bárcenas (captain)
Midfielder/Forward José Luis Rodríguez
Forward Tomás Rodríguez

Substitutions:

José Fajardo for Tomás Rodríguez 46
Ismael Díaz for Yoel Bárcenas 71
Azarías Londoño for José Luis Rodríguez 71
Eric Davis for Jorge Gutiérrez 88
Alberto Quintero for Carlos Harvey 88

Cards:

José Fajardo 53 Y
Andrés Andrade 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Luis Mejía
Goalkeeper César Samudio
Defender Edgardo Fariña
Defender Roderick Miller
Defender Jiovany Ramos
Defender/Midfielder César Blackman
Defender/Midfielder Eric Davis
Midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla
Midfielder Aníbal Godoy
Midfielder Alberto Quintero
Midfielder César Yanis
Midfielder/Forward Cecilio Waterman
Forward Ismael Díaz
Forward José Fajardo
Forward Azarías Londoño

Comments:

In finishing bottom of Group L, Panama had now lost all of their six games at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Los Canaleros had now scored one goal at FIFA World Cup finals: against England in 2018. . They had now lost four games at FIFA World Cup tournaments against UEFA nations.

2 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Jude Bellingham 62 G
Harry Kane 67 G

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Jarell Quansah Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Jude Bellingham Midfielder
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka 63
Djed Spence for Jarell Quansah 63
Eberechi Eze for Jude Bellingham 71
Jordan Henderson for Elliott Anderson 84
Ollie Watkins for Harry Kane 84

Cards:

Jarell Quansah 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Ivan Toney
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

Finishing as Group L winners, England had now remained unbeaten in the group stage in five of their last seven participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Harry Kane had now become the first player to score 11 or more goals at FIFA World Cup finals for England: previously ten by Gary Lineker. . The Three Lions had now selected a starting line-up with four or more players contracted to non-English clubs for the first time in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals: Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Jarell Quansah. . England named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Reece James was unavailable due to injury.