England beat Panama 2-0 in the second half, with Jude Bellingham contributing a goal and an assist

In the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, Panama lost 2-0 to England. The match was still 0-0 at halftime, and the turning point came in the middle of the second half: in the 62nd minute, Jude Bellingham finished a Bukayo Saka assist to give England a 1-0 lead.

Five minutes later, England added another goal. In the 67th minute, Harry Kane scored after a Jude Bellingham assist to make it 2-0. Bellingham was directly involved in both goals, recording both a goal and an assist in England’s two-goal second-half burst.

In disciplinary terms, J. Fajardo of Panama was shown a yellow card in the 53rd minute, J. Quansah of England received one in the 60th minute, and A. Andrade of Panama was booked in the 84th minute. In the match statistics, Panama had 33% possession to England’s 67%; expected goals were 0.57 to 1.49; shots 12 to 17, with 2 to 6 on target; pass completion 75% to 89%; corners 3 to 7; offsides 4 to 4; saves 4 to 2; and fouls 16 to 13.

In the previous round, Panama lost 1-0 to Croatia in the second group match, while England drew 0-0 with Ghana in their second group match.