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Today’s match Group A Uruguay vs Russia Saudi Arabia vs Egypt (5:00 PM) England crush Panama Group B Iran vs Portugal Harry Kane hits hat-trick as The Three Lions reach last 16 Spain vs Morocco (9:00 PM) Reuters | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Six things we learned from arry Kane may not have known England’s 6-1 rout of Panama Point Table much about his third goal against GROUP A Panama yesterday, but make no Lingard is becoming an England star H MP W D L GF GA PTS Jesse Lingard scored England’s best goal mistake, England have finally found the Russia 2 2 0 0 8 1 6 yesterday, did the shoo dance celebration and world class finisher they need to punch Uruguay 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 spent 90 minutes showing his increasing value deep into international competitions. Egypt 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 to a team. “I am really pleased for Jesse, his Leading from the front, he marshalled Saudi 2 0 0 1 0 6 0 England to their biggest World Cup vic- performances have been top,” said coach Gareth tory, scored two superb penalties and Southgate. Just a few months ago, Lingard was GROUP B got his hat-trick when a shot clipped the not considered a starter for England, now he MP W D L GF GA PTS back of his heel. is fast becoming one of its most integral parts. Portugal 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 Job done, Kane made way for Jamie Spain 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 Vardy for most of the second half, able England’s fragile defence Iran 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 to reflect on the biggest win of the tour- It may sound harsh about a team who have only Morocco 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 conceded two goals so far, but when pressed nament so far, England’s biggest in any GROUP C World Cup, and long-overdue ecstasy for England’s defence has looked fragile in both MP W D L GF GA PTS the travelling English fans. games. Lost in the euphoria of six goals and Sunday June 24 6 1 France 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 “A ball to be proud of,” smiled Kane, ENGLAND PANAMA qualification, it should not be forgotten Panama Denmark 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 should have scored first yesterday. At some taking the man-of-the-match award. Australia 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 8’, 40’ Stones Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Baloypoint, a much better team78’ will put Southgate’s “Not many players score a hat-trick in the Kane celebrates his third goal of the tournament Peru 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 22’ (pen), 45+1’ (pen), 62’ Group G World Cup, so I’m extremely proud of it. Kane back three under a much stiffer examination. 36’ Lingard Referee GROUP D “Extremely proud of the way we striker -- even continuingSundaySundaySunday June June with June 24 24 24 a bizarreSundaySunday ENGLAND JuneENGLANDENGLAND June 24 24 6 1 PANAMAENGLAND66ENGLAND11 PANAMA6PANAMA1 6PANAMA1 PANAMA played, the hard work... and we also policy of using his centre forward to take Ghead Grisha (EGY) Set plays MP W D L GF GA PTS 8’,8’, 40’ 40’8’, 40’ Stones8’, 40’8’, 40’Nizhny NovgorodNizhnyNizhnyStones Stadium Novgorod StonesNovgorodNizhnyBaloyNizhny Novgorod Stadium Stadium Novgorod Stadium Stadium78’ Baloy Baloy 78’ 78’78’78’ 22’ (pen), 45+1’ (pen), 62’ KaneStonesStones22’ (pen)22’ ,(pen) 45+1’, 45+1’ (pen)Group, 62’(pen) G,Kane 62’ Kane Group GGroup G BaloyBaloy Croatia 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 had fun out there as well which was corners. 36’ 36’ GroupGroup G G England have scored several goals from set 22’22’ (pen) (pen),, 45+1’ 45+1’ (pen) (pen),, 62’ Lingard62’ KaneKane36’ RefereeLingardLingard RefereeReferee Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 important.” The introductionPlayers 36’from36’ the benchLingardLingard Ghead Grisha (EGY) PossessionGhead GrishaGhead (EGY) Grisha (EGY) plays this WorldPlayers Cup, including two John Stones RefereeReferee Iceland 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 Possession Well might Kane feel pride after be- of razor-fast Marcus RashfordPlayers mere- PlayersPlayersPossessionGheadGhead Grisha Grisha Possession(EGY) (EGY)PossessionPlayers PlayersheadersPlayers yesterday. Set plays could become even 1 Pickford 1 Pickford 1 Pickford 1 Penedo 1 Penedo 1 Penedo Argentina 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 Pickford 1 Penedomore important for England in the next games as coming top scorer at the 2018 World ly showed2 Walker how sluggish2 Walker Kane looked2 Walker 2 Murillo 2 Murillo 2 Murillo 5 StonesPlayersPlayers 5 Stones2 Walker PossessionPossession4 Escobar 4 Escobar2 MurilloPlayersPlayers Cup, his five goals taking him ahead of and he, along with his team mates, end-5 Stones57% 43% 57% 43% 4 Escobarthey will play more possession-based teams and GROUP E 5 Stones 6 Maguire 6 Maguire 5 57%Torres (cap) 43% 5 Torres (cap) 4 Escobar Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu 11 PickfordPickford7 Lingard 63’ 7 Lingard6 Maguire 57%63’ 6 Gomez 43% 69’161 GomezPenedoPenedo5 Torreshave (cap) fewer69’ chances. Southgate said afterwards MP W D L GF GA PTS 6 Maguire 22 WalkerWalker8 Henderson 8 Henderson7 Lingard 63’ 7 Perez 272 PerezMurilloMurillo6 Gomez5 Torres (cap)69’ (cap) 63’ 8 Henderson(cap) 63’ 69’ 7 Perezthey will69’ keep practising them in preparation. Brazil 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 Lukaku of Belgium. 55 StonesStones9 Kane 9 Kane 12 Shots 8 12 8 BarcenasShots 8 484 BarcenasEscobarEscobar 7 Lingard 10 Sterling 63’ 10 Sterling9 Kane (cap) 57%57%63’ 11 Cooper1243%43%Shots 8 11 Cooper8 Barcenas6 Gomez 69’ 69’ Switzerland 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Kane too became the first England 66 MaguireMaguire12 Trippier 70’12 Trippier10 Sterling 7 On target70’ 2 7 15OnDavis target 2 1555 DavisTorresTorres11 Cooper(cap) (cap) 8 Henderson 18 Young 18 Young12 Trippier 70’ 20 Godoy7 On target 262’20 Godoy15 Davis7 Perez62’ Serbia 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 player to score a hat-trick at a World 77 LingardLingard21 Loftus-Cheek 63’2163’Loftus-Cheek18 Young 14 Fouls 13 14 21 RodriguezFouls 13 2166 RodriguezGomezGomez20 GodoyPanama are69’62’69’ dreadful 9 Kane (cap)88 HendersonHenderson 63’ 21 Loftus-Cheek 14 Fouls 13 77 PerezPerez21 Rodriguez8 Barcenas 69’ Costa Rica 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 Cup since Gary Lineker against Poland 11 Vardy 63’11 Vardy(cap) = Captain 63’12Yellow (cap)card = CaptainShots19 Avila Yellow card8 62’19 Avila Panama62’ have been this year’s fairytale, their 17 Delph 63’17 Delph Substitution 63’ Red card Substitution16 Arroyo Red card 69’16 Arroyo 69’ 99 KaneKane (cap) (cap) 63’63’11 Vardy 121263’ ShotsShots(cap) = Captain 88 Yellow card88 BarcenasBarcenas19 Avila 69’62’69’ 10 Sterling 3 Rose 70’ 3 Roseog=own goal, pen=penalty70’ og=own goal, pen=penalty23 Baloy 69’23 Baloy 11qualificationCooper69’ exceptional, their fans wonderful, in 1986 and the third overall, with Geoff 1010 SterlingSterling 17 Delph 63’ Substitution Red card1111 CooperCooper16 Arroyo 69’ Source: FIFA Source: FIFA GROUP F 12 Trippier 70’ 3 Rose 7 70’ Onog=own target goal, pen=penalty2 23 15Baloy Davis 69’ Hurst getting a treble in the 1966 final. 1212 TrippierTrippier 70’70’ 77 OnOn target target 22 1515 DavisDavis and their goal against England tear-inducing for MP W D L GF GA PTS Source: FIFA It is all so different to his last interna- 18 Young 1818 YoungYoung 2020 GodoyGodoy20some.Godoy But they62’62’ have also been dreadful.62’ England Mexico 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 2121 Loftus-CheekLoftus-Cheek 1414 FoulsFoulsFouls 1313 2121 RodriguezRodriguez tional competition when, at the Euro- 21 Loftus-Cheek 14 13 21shouldRodriguez not get carried away after putting six Germany 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 pean Championship in 2016, he arrived 1111 VardyVardy 63’63’ (cap)(cap) = = Captain Captain YellowYellow card card 1919 AvilaAvila past them. 62’62’ Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 11 Vardy 63’ (cap) = Captain Yellow card 19 Avila 62’ as the main goal hope of a supposedly 1717 DelphDelph 63’63’ SubstitutionSubstitution RedRed card card 1616 ArroyoArroyo 69’69’ S. Korea 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 33 RoseRose 63’ 70’70’ og=ownog=own goal, goal, pen=penalty pen=penalty 2323 BaloyBaloy 69’69’ 69’ hungry young team but from the first 17 Delph ed theSubstitution tournament withRed his card reputation 16YellowArroyo cards Source:Source: FIFA FIFA match looked weary and off the pace. 3 Rose 70’ bruisedog=own goal,following pen=penalty the last-16 defeat by 23TwoBaloy games played, six points, eight69’ goals scored GROUP G Things failed to improve but then- I’m really pleased of Iceland.Source: FIFA and two conceded. Belgium and England have MP W D L GF GA PTS coach Roy Hodgson kept faith with the course with the way we This time, he has looked sharper, more identical records except for one thing, England England 2 2 0 0 8 2 6 Belgium 2 2 0 0 8 2 6 were ruthless for half confident and more relaxed -- perhaps have accrued two yellow cards, Belgium three. A draw between the two sides in Kaliningrad Tunisia 2 0 0 2 3 7 0 an hour or so. It was a galvanised by the captain’s armband Panama 2 0 0 2 1 9 0 -- and has now scored more goals than on Thursday and the last few minutes could be different type of win to very interesting. the other day. Then we any other England player in a World Cup GROUP H group stage, his five strikes overtaking MP W D L GF GA PTS had to go right to the the three scored by Roger Hunt in 1966 Stick or bust? Japan 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 5 wire and show qualities and Lineker in 1986. Gareth Southgate admits he now faces a Senegal 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 goals have been scored that are going to be His finishing has been clinical: Kane dilemma, to keep the same side or keep his Colombia 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 by Harry Kane in total in really importance to our has scored with all five of his shots on squad happy when it comes to team selection for Poland 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 this World Cup making resilience and sticking to target in the tournament, and is one goal the Belgium game. Roberto Martinez has already him lead the Golden Boot behind 1986 Golden Boot winner Lineker indicated he will make changes, will the England contenders our principles of play as the England player to score the most coach do the same? Scorers ENGLAND COACH GARETH SOUTHGATE goals at a single World Cup. Ranking on June 24 1 Kane ENG 5 2 Cristiano Ronaldo POR 4 - Lukaku BEL 4 4 Cheryshev RUS 3 - Costa ESP 3 6 Coutinho BRA 2 Senegal, Japan keep hopes alive - Dzyuba RUS 2 - E. Hazard BEL 2 Sunday June 24 JAPAN 2 2 SENEGAL Panama- Jedinak coachAUS 2 Honda drives Japan to deserved 2-2 draw against Senegal - Modric CRO 2 34’ Inui Yekaterinburg Stadium Mane 11’ full- Musa of praise forNGA 2 78’ Honda Group H Wague 71’ ‘beautiful’- Stones EnglandENG 2 AFP | Yekaterinburg, Russia 13 Aguero ARG 1 SundaySunday June June 24 24 JAPANJAPAN 22Referee22 SENEGALSENEGAL Sunday June 24 Sunday JuneJAPANSunday 24 JuneSunday2 242 JuneSENEGAL 24 JAPANGianlucaJAPAN2 Rocchi2 JAPANSENEGAL2 2(ITA)SENEGAL2 2 SENEGAL Reuters- Batshuayi | Moscow BEL 1 34’34’ InuiInui YekaterinburgYekaterinburg Stadium Stadium ManeMane 11’11’ - Bronn TUN 1 ubstitute34’ Keisuke HondaInui 34’equalisedYekaterinburg34’ StadiumInui34’ InuiYekaterinburgManeInuiYekaterinburg StadiumYekaterinburg11’ StadiumMane StadiumMane Mane11’ 11’ 11’ 78’78’ HondaHonda GroupGroup H H Group H Group WagueHWague 71’71’ Swith 1278’ minutesPlayers leftHonda as Japan78’ twice78’Group Honda H 78’ Honda WagueHondaPossessionGroup H 71’ Wague Wague Wague71’ 71’Players71’ - anamaHernandez were sweptMEX aside1 pegged back Senegal in a thrilling 2-2Referee RefereeRefereeReferee Referee Referee - byEriksen a “spectacularDEN and1 GianlucaGianluca RocchiPossession RocchiGianluca (ITA) (ITA) RocchiGianluca (ITA) Rocchi (ITA) P Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) draw yesterday1 Kawashima that leaves World Cup 16 K. 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The ball bounced off the striker and gamble and replaced Vahid Halilhodzic bottom corner. eliminated- Mitrovic the WorldSRB Cup1 Japan failed to deal with a right-wing into the net for his first goal at this tour- with Akira Nishino as coach just weeks Backed by a vocal Japanese following debutants- Nacho Fernandez and handedESP Pan1 - cross with Genki Haraguchi nodding nament -- cue raucous Senegal celebra- before the World Cup. who never stopped singing and with the ama- Neymar another harshBRA lesson1 the ball straight to Senegal defender tions with Khadim N’Diaye racing the It appeared to pay off when the unfan- locals also on their side, Japanwere now after- Niang they lost their openingSEN 1 Youssouf Sabaly in the box. He fired at length of the pitch to join in. cied Asians stunned 10-man Colombia 2-1 the better side after a nervous start. game- Osako 3-0 to Belgium.JPN 1 - Poulsen DEN 1 - Quintero COL 1 - Rakitic CRO 1 - Rebic CRO 1 - Reus GER 1 - Salah EGY 1 - Sassi TUN 1 - Shaqiri SUI 1 - Son Heung-min KOR 1 - Suarez URU 1 - Toivonen SWE 1 - Vela MEX 1 - Xhaka SUI 1 - Zuber SUI 1