England vs Panama

England can secure a place in the last 16 of the World Cup when take on World Cup debutants Panama on Sunday in Nizhny Novrogod England secured a dramatic late win against Tunisia in their opening group game to win 2-1. While Panama, who are ranked 55th in the FIFA world rankings, lost their opening game 3-0 against Belgium. However Gareth Southgate insists Panama are not to be taking lightly. "We've seen already the difficulty big countries in terms of rankings have had in breaking down lower-ranked teams," he said. "That's been a theme right the way throughout. Meanwhile, Panama coach Hernan Gomez insists his side's game against England will be their hardest of the tournament. "Against England, we could get the same score [as against Belgium] or even worse," he said. "This is our hardest match by far."

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