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England put Panama to the sword as Harry Kane bags a hat-trick in emphatic 6-1 win

Brendon Netto

17:54 24/06/2018

England ran riot against an ordinary Panama side and dished out a 6-1 thumping in their second Group G match at the World Cup.

John Stones gave his side an early lead in the eighth minute from a corner. Harry Kane finished emphatically from the spot to double the lead in the 22nd minute before Jesse Lingard scored with a sublime strike from distance.

Stones made it 4-0 from another set-piece five minutes before the break and another, almost identical, Kane penalty on the stroke of half-time saw England take a 5-0 advantage into the interval.

The skipper then completed his hat-trick when a Ruben Loftus-Cheek strike deflected off his heel and nestled into the back of the net in the 62nd minute.

Panama pull one goal back from a set-piece with Felipe Baloy getting on the score sheet.

England have confirmed their progress to the Round of 16 with this result and go into their final group game level on points with Belgium.

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