England v Panama, 24th June, 1pm(GMT)

[Pagnell]

Panama have lost it. Deserved 5-0 lead. We want 8.

 

[Pagnell]

The downside of this is the inevitable exaggeration of expectation afterwards followed by the equally inevitable disappointment.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Panama should be booted out of the World Cup, disgusting.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Panama are the worst team I've ever seen at the World Cup. Just for their approach and tactics. How can you continue to hold when you've already been warned about it? These players are properly thick.

Worse than El Salavador of the 80s?

 

[Leewilson]

You've just got to embrace it. Chances are realistically we won't win the World Cup but it's just nice to be enjoying watching England in a tournament again.

 

[JJ1532]

Daft thing is, England haven't played that well. They've simply let Panama self destruct with some utterly brainless play that would look thuggish in a Sunday league game. Promising that the set pieces are working well, they are a real leveller against any team.

Tempted to ring the changes and ease off, conserve players and energy for the Belgium game.

 

[dedwardp]

Panama are such a horrible team, enjoying giving them a good battering.

 

[AFCB_Mark]

Well this is fun
5-0 and we're not even playing very well. Played far better v Tunisia first half.

 

[JJ1532]

Worse than El Salavador of the 80s?

Key bit was "I've ever seen". Strangely enough, I wasn't around in the 80s to see them play.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Just a real lack of discipline and football brain from the Panama players, this could get ugly in the second half if they come out in the same mindset.

 

[AFCB_Mark]

Could watch Lingard's goal over and over, beautiful

 

[mente captus]

Worse than El Salavador of the 80s?

El Salvador

At least they took part, some other didnt

 

[Dirk]

History in the making?

The last World Cup match that was 5-0 at half time: 2014: Germany vs Brazil (ended 7-1). And only once we had a higher half time score: 1974 Yugoslavia vs Zaire 6-0 (ended 9-0).

So, it's coming home, eh?

 

[GTFCfish]

Right I’m not gonna sit on the fence here, I think we’re gonna win this game.

 

[mente captus]

The fucking cup is already at home

 

[Dirk]

Show some mercy, England

Thanks, your Eddie van Halen

Panama, Panama, Panama, Panama

 

[AFCB_Mark]

HATTRICK HERO

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Top of the group!

 

[JJ1532]

New tactic. Get Vardy and Sterling on the shoulder of the last man and just chip balls in behind them. That'll be fun for them.

 

[Stevencc]

It's coming home.

 

[Flustercuck]

This match shows how overrated Belgium team is

 

[Stevencc]

We're going home.

 

[JJ1532]

Poor defending, but it comes from England clearly dropping their intensity in the last 20 minutes. Meh.

 

[Pagnell]

Disappointing to concede but still top of the group as we have scored more. Draw on Thursday all that's needed

 

[JJ1532]

Disappointing to concede but still top of the group as we have scored more. Draw on Thursday all that's needed

Come again? Might want to check your maths. We've both scored 8 and conceded 2.

 

[4froale]

Knocked me sick that goaI. I respected them before the game but they have been nothing but thugs from the minute they conceded. Good riddance.

 

[redjed]

Both teams have scored 8 and conceded 2

 

[Pagnell]

Come again? Might want to check your maths. We've both scored 8 and conceded 2.

Not checking maths, checking results. Thought Belgium had scored 7 and conceded 1.

 

[GTFCfish]

Believe it or not we are top of the group based on yellow card count.

 

[JJ1532]

Believe it or not we are top of the group based on yellow card count.

Daft thing is, we could draw that game and drop to 2nd come the end purely based on the number of yellow cards received.