Thursday , 2 July 2026

Panama vs England, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Panama
0 – 2
Full Time
England
Sat 27 Jun 2026 · 21:00 UTC MetLife Stadium 80,663 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 62' Jude Bellingham
0–2 67' Harry Kane
Jose Fajardo 53' Y
Y 61' Jarell Quansah
Andres Andrade 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Panama vs England — Worldcup at MetLife Stadium.

  • Panama 3 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim (Qatar)
  • Assistant 1 Taleb Al Marri (Qatar)
  • Assistant 2 Saoud Al Maqaleh (Qatar)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
Panama 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-27 Panama 0–2 England 2018-06-24 England 6–1 Panama

Recent Form

Panama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun England H 0–2 L
23 Jun Croatia H 0–1 L
17 Jun Ghana A 0–1 L
28 Jun Tunisia H 1–2 L
24 Jun England A 1–6 L
18 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Panama A 2–0 W
23 Jun Ghana H 0–0 D
17 Jun Croatia H 4–2 W
14 Jul Spain A 1–2 L
10 Jul Netherlands A 2–1 W
06 Jul Switzerland H 6–4 W

Season Stats

Panama England
#48 Position #45
0 Points 7
3 Played 3
0 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 6
4 Conceded 2
-4 GD +4
0.00 PPG 2.33
0% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Panama this season
50% Clean Sheets
England this season

Panama are 48th (0 pts). England are 45th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Panama gets underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Thomas Tuchel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' England have won 61 goals from 132 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. England needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' England seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' Panama are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined England backline.
  • 30' The 30-year-old Ollie Watkins has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fidel Escobar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for England.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' A change in the Panama ranks — Tomas Rodriguez exits the field as Jose Fajardo enters on 46.
  • 51' England come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a card for Jose Fajardo.
  • 58' Panama started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jarell Quansah.
  • 62' Jude Bellingham adds to his 7 season tally! England lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' Jarell Quansah makes way for Djed Spence at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from England.
  • 64' Noni Madueke gets the nod from England. He replaces Bukayo Saka and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Harry Kane doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Panama team. Edgar Barcenas is replaced by Ismael Diaz on 71 minute.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at MetLife Stadium. England seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Panama and England are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 83' Andres Andrade catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Elliot Anderson as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Henderson steps in for England.
  • 88' The Panama manager makes a substitution. Carlos Harvey departs to be replaced by Alberto Quintero.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Panama Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Christiansen

England Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Panama xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 England xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 76% + England to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Panama10% Draw19% England71%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Panama or Draw
29%
Draw or England
90%
Panama or England
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Panama3% Draw41% England56%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
18.1%
0 – 3
13.9%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 4
7.6%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 5
3.4%
1 – 4
2.6%
1 – 0
1.9%
0 – 6
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Panama

Handicap Panama covers Push England covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% — 100%
-1.5 0% — 100%
-1 0% 3% 97%
-0.5 3% — 97%
+0.5 20% — 80%
+1 20% 25% 56%
+1.5 44% — 56%
+2 44% 24% 32%
+2.5 68% — 32%

Clean Sheet

Panama keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.