England Crushes Panama with 6 goals to 1, Qualifies for the Knockouts

Harry Kane scores a hat-trick as England destroyed Panama 6-1 in an emphatic victory in World Cup Group G at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

England scored five times in an astonishing first-half display with Panama simply unable to compete with the three lions.

Jon Stones earned his first international goal after heading home Kieran Trippier’s early corner only 8 minutes into the match, becoming the first English Manchester City player to score at a World Cup since Trevor Francis in 1982. England then earned their first penalty of the day when Roman Torres and Fidel Escobar combined to take down Jesse Lingard. Harry Kane would then score the penalty. Lingard would then score the third goal in the 36th minute. Stones would come back and score again in minute 40, followed by Harry Kane who would then score another penalty won in the 45th minute before half time. Harry Kane would close England's scored with a deflected shot onto goal before Panama scored a goal in 78th minute

The result puts Belgium and England through to the knockout rounds on identical records (points, goal difference and goals scored). The winner of the group, therefore, will be settled when they face each other in Kaliningrad on Thursday.