England beats Panama at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey!
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Cristian Martinez (L) of Panama vies for the ball with Nico OReilly of England during a Group L match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Panama and England at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, 27 June 2026. EFE/ Angel Colmenares
England beats Panama takes top spot for Group L, Croatia advances second, Ghana third
England fan cheers prior a Group L match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Panama and England at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, 27 June 2026. EFE/ Angel Colmenares
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.-Sports Desk, June 27 (EFE).-
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England advanced to the round of 16 on Saturday as the top team in Group L after beating Panama 2-0, Croatia advanced as the second-place team, triumphing 2-1 over Ghana, which also passed as one of the eight best third-place teams in the 2026 World Cup.
Jose Fajardo (L) of Panama vies for the ball with Ezri Konsa of England during a Group L match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Panama and England at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, 27 June 2026. EFE/ Angel Colmenares
England struggled in the first half, but in a five-minute span, from the 62nd to the 67th minute, they handed the already-eliminated Panama national team its third loss with two goals.
Bellingham scored his second goal of the tournament in the 62nd minute, and Kane added the third in the 67th, cementing his status as his country’s all-time leading World Cup scorer with 11 goals.
Jose Cordoba (L) of Panama vies for the ball with Nico OReilly of England during a Group L match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Panama and England at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, 27 June 2026. EFE/ Angel Colmenares
Meanwhile, Croatia defeated Ghana, dominating possession throughout the game.
Petar Sucic opened the scoring in the 31st minute, assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
PARKINSON’S DISEASE SIGNSNikola Vlaic (R) of Croatia vies for the Thomas Partey of Ghana during a Group L match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Croatia and Ghana at Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. EFE/ Octavio Guzman
Ghana tied the score in the 73rd minute with a goal by Derrick Luckassen.
However, Nikola Vlasic restored Croatia’s lead in the 83rd minute, thanks to an assist from Luka Modric. EFE
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Martin Baturina (C) of Croatia and Marvin Senaya (L) of Ghana in action during the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage match Croatia against Ghana, in Philadelphia, USA, 27 June 2026. (Croacia, Filadelfia) EFE/EPA/WILL OLIVER
