Perhaps we should start with a note of caution. The opposition will not always be this obliging and nobody, surely, can expect Harry Kane to keep scoring so prodigiously throughout the rest of the World Cup. Maybe England have peaked too soon. And no doubt the most overheard line over the next 24 hours will be that, yes, it was only Panama. Stay calm, it was only Panama.All the same, it was difficult to come away from the latest win for Gareth Southgate’s increasingly convincing side without the overwhelming feeling that it has been a long time since an England team have played this freely. It was their biggest World Cup victory – thoroughly eclipsing the 3-0 against Denmark in 2006 – and at half-time, no kidding, there were people in the pressbox flicking through the history books to find out how many more goals were needed to establish the biggest ever win in World Cup history. Continue reading…
Via: England into World Cup knockout stage as Kane hat-trick leads 6-1 Panama rout
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