England make history with Panama rout

Gareth Southgate's side blew away their Central American opponents with two goals apiece from John Stones and Harry Kane, as well as a Jesse Lingard strike inside the opening 45 minutes to take a 5-0 lead into the interval.

Stones' second saw the 'Three Lions' score four in one match at football's showpiece event for the first time since the 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley 52 years ago.

Geoff Hurst was the hero on that occasion, scoring a hat-trick in England's most famous triumph.

Their blistering first-half display was also only the fifth time in World Cup history that a team has scored five or more goals in the first half.

The last time that happened was in Germany's incredible 7-1 win over Brazil in the 2014 semi-final.

 

June 24, 2018