2026 FIFA World Cup: Live blog - England v Panama

Goodnight everyone, no need to listen to the god-awful analysis of the ITV Team.

FULL-TIME ENGLAND 2-0 PANAMA, England win the group and will play Senegal or DR Congo in the round of 32

91 mins Panama break away and score, but it is disallowed for offside, confirmed by VAR England 2-0 Panama

87 mins Try as he might, Marcus Rashford just cannot make it happen, he's been energetic and direct, but unable to score or assist England 2-0 Panama

86 mins Nikola Vlasic puts Croatia back in front and the inevitable end is near for Scotland

83 mins Jordan Henderson replaces Elliott Anderson and becomes the first England player to play at 7 Major tournaments England 2-0 Panama

81 mins we only have to endure 10 more minutes of Lee Dixon and Sam Matterface REJOICE! England 2-0 Panama

79 mins GHANA EQUALISE WITH CROATIA, which is still a disaster for Scotland, who will be OUT OF THE WORLD CUP IF THAT STAYS THE SAME

74 mins Panama not giving up, win a corner England 2-0 Panama

70 mins Eberechi Eze comes on for Jude Bellingham, ITV's pundits will be in mourning England 2-0 Panama

66 mins ENGLAND 2-0 PANAMA Harry Kane heads in Jude Bellingham's cross to become the all-time England goal scorer at World Cups, his 11th goal and England are now comfortably ahead and winning the group

61 mins ENGLAND 1-0 PANAMA Jude Bellingham prods England ahead from a Bukayo Saka corner, Saka replaced by Madueke in what was seemingly a pre-planned change to manage his minutes

59 mins Quansah down injured for England, a big worry for Tomas Tuchel, and the media are sharpening their knives England 0-0 Panama

57 mins Kane breaks away and forces the Panama goalkeeper into a save England 0-0 Panama

55 mins Rodriguez curls a shot from 25 yards high past the England goal England 0-0 Panama

52 mins Rashford crosses in to Kane and the Panama defenders hit the ball off each other and it flies over the bar, incredibly the referee has given a free-kick for a foul by Kane England 0-0 Panama

50 mins Kane breaks away passes to Rashford who is crowded out on the edge of the Panama box England 0-0 Panama

47 mins Bellingham gets a whack from a Panama defender, but he is up thank goodness England 0-0 Panama

46 mins its a good job England's team didn't have access to the ITV punditry at half-time, my word pathetic is the polite word England 0-0 Panama

2259 BST ITV have got a great studio, that is it. Their pundits might have big names but they are repeating the modern Sky trick of sucking every ounce of positivity out of the viewer. Awful. Awful half-time analysis, each and every one of them.

HALF-TIME ENGLAND 0-0 PANAMA

Can you seriously believe there were some boos from England fans then? Arrogant fools Good, competitive half, but England clearly lacking the presence of Declan Rice in midfield to at the least shield the defence.

47 mins Rashford's kick bends just wide England 0-0 Panama

46 mins free-kick to England about 35 yards out in the middle of the goal, is this the chance? England 0-0 Panama

43 mins nothing so far to show for their dominance, a positive first half but still goalless England 0-0 Panama

34 mins Croatia lead Ghana, and they top the group as it stands England 0-0 Panama

33 mins England wide open in midfield, there's no doubt that Declan Rice will be back for a bigger games England 0-0 Panama

29 mins it is an open game, and arrogant ITV commentators sound stunned Panama could possibly be competitive England 0-0 Panama

26 mins Rodriguez forces Pickford into a smart save down to his near post, corner to Panama England 0-0 Panama

Hydration Break - it is chucking it down at MetLife stadium and the fans boo again!

Good start from England without really creating any clear chances, but if they keep playing like this there must be a goal coming soon England 0-0 Panama

19 mins England are vibrant and direct, confident in possession and have plenty of different threats England 0-0 Panama

16 mins one quick break from Panama and the ITV commentary duo are already crying with negativity, good grief stop the nonsense England 0-0 Panama

14 mins a decent start from England, some good passing, Saka receives the ball wide and cuts in an his shot is saved England 0-0 Panama

9 mins another good piece of play from Rashford, and his cross is put out for another corner England 0-0 Panama

7 mins low shot from Rashford is saved, and England have another corner England 0-0 Panama

4 mins good pass from Rashford to Bellingham, and England have a corner which is well defended by Panama England 0-0 Panama

1 mins an early shot from Rodriguez which Pickford saves, but Panama have made a confident start England 0-0 Panama

2158 BST Here we go then, England v Panama, before which a moment of silence for the victims of the earthquakes in Venezuela, more than 1000 people have been confirmed dead so far.

2150 BST So, I turned on ITV for the match, and what do I get? What I have had all season. That stupid git from Manchester talking negatively about Arsenal players, along with Roy Keane. There is absolutely no escape. Please can someone tell me why ITV think its necessary to have an Irish footballer analysing England? Not even Sky did that. In fact I miss the days when Sky showed England.

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2133 BST 30 years ago yesterday England lost to Germany on Penalties in the Semi-Finals of Euro 96, the fact that the USA has hosted the World Cup twice since England last did is absolutely a stain on the governance of this sport.

2125 BST No matter how England win today, I really hope the viewing public don't have to suffer the over the top punditry and negativity, there is a long way to go in this tournament, and as Carlo Ancelotti said "The goal is not to play well, the goal is to win".

2121 BST England played Panama in the group stage at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and hammered them 6-1 on the way to reaching the semi-finals in Russia

2115 BST England were confirmed as Qualifiers for the Last 32 last night but tonight at MetLife Stadium they can secure top spot in the group with a win against Panama, and this is the team Thomas Tuchel has picked to do that. Declan Rice is rested, and in an attacking move he has selected both Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers, with Elliott Anderson in the deep-lying midfield role. Bukayo Saka makes his first start of his second World Cup, and fourth Major Tournament for England, after recovering from an achilles injury. Marcus Rashford starts on the left of the attack.