On Sunday, June 28, the final matches of the group stage at the 2026 World Cup in Group L were held. The England team in its match against Panama was able to confidently finish the match in the second half, winning with a score of 2:0, which allowed it to take first place in the group. The Panama team showed decent resistance to Thomas Tuchel's team in the first half of the match. Despite the advantage in the game, the British were unable to create many dangerous moments for the enemy, while the Panamanians boldly responded with their counterattacks, but the teams went into the break without goals. However, in the second half the England team was still able to open the scoring. In the 62nd minute, Bukayo Saka took a corner from the left flank, and Jude Bellingham put out his foot to send the ball into the goal from under a defender. Harry Kane extended the lead five minutes later, with Bellingham also scoring an assist.. The midfielder crossed from the left edge of the penalty area, and the striker headed it under the crossbar. Match statistics Panama - England 3? 1st round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 Panama - England 0:2 Goals: Bellingham 62, Kane 67 Expected goals (xG): 0. 58 - 1. 49 Ball possession: 33% - 67% Shots: 13 - 17 Shots on target: 2 - 6 Corners: 3 - 7 Fouls: 16 - 13 Panama: O. Mosquera - Murillo, Escobar, Cordoba, Andrade, X. Gutierrez (Davis 88) - K. Martinez, Barcenas (Diaz, 71), Garvey (Quintero, 88), X. Rodriguez (Londono 71) - T. Rodriguez (Fajardo, 46). England: Pickford - Kwansa (Spence 63), Konsa, Geyi, O'Reilly - Anderson (Henderson 84), Bellingham (Eze 71) - Saka (Madueke 63), Rodgers, Rashford - Kane (Watkins 84). Warnings: Fajardo, Andrad - Kwansa. . The African team secured participation in the playoffs earlier. Zlatko Dalic's men ended the first half with a slight lead thanks to a goal from Petar Sucic. In the 31st minute, the midfielder, having received the ball in the central zone in front of the penalty area, hit the left corner of the opponent's goal with a long-range shot. Ghana were able to restore the balance in the 73rd minute when Derrick Lucassen hit the ball into the net after a cross from a free kick.. However, ten minutes later the Croats managed to snatch victory in this match. Luka Modric took a corner from the right flank, and Nikola Vlasic successfully headed the ball into the left post. Match statistics Croatia - Ghana 3? 1st round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 Croatia - Ghana 2:1 Goals: Sucic 31, Vlasic 83 - Lucassen 73 Expected goals (xG): 0. 42 - 0. 74 Ball possession: 53% - 47% Shots: 8 - 6 Shots on target: 4 - 1 Corners: 3 - 2 Fouls: 9 - 13 Croatia: Livakovic - Stanisic, Shutalo, Pongracic, Perisic - Modric, Kovacic (Pasalic 78) - Vlasic, P. Suchic, Baturina - Budimir (Matanovich, 66). Ghana: Asare - Senaya, Adjetey (Oppong 46), Lucassen, Mensah - Partey, Owusu (Fatawu 46), Sibo (Yirenki 85) - Sulemana (Nuama 72), Ayew (Thomas-Asante 72), Semenyo.

Bookings: Perisic - Oppong. Thus, England scored seven points and took first place in Group L. Croatia, with six points, finished in second position, and Ghana was third with four points.. All three teams reached the playoffs. Panama, in turn, lost all their matches without scoring a single goal. Dovbik is interesting to Betis, but Roma has its own vision on this matter. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.