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Panama v England | World Cup Group L | 27 June 2026

Callumcafc
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Tuchel’s men will want to put Tuesday’s disappointing nil nil draw behind them when they play Panama later today.


Reece James is confirmed out for the game (and likely round of 32) while there are reported concerns over both Rice and Anderson (though both are expected to play after all?)

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  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 4,904
    I'm expecting a France like performance in both attacking intent and quality of play to show we are worthy contenders, putting us right in there with the other contenders. 4-0.
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 4,904
    I used the word contenders twice there. sorry.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,588
    4-0 to da ingerland. Easy peasy.
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,917
    Opportunity for disappointment. Why waste it?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 53,019
    Have England already qualified?
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,858
    Covered End said:
    Have England already qualified?
    Yes. The third place teams are all on 3 points we have 4
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 20,174
    But we don’t know where we’ll finish in the group yet so a win is still important 
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,326
    I Think getting the early goal is key, get that and i'd expect 4 or 5.
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,269
    We need a confidence boosting result. I don’t think Panama will play as defensively as Ghana which should hopefully play into our hands. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 53,019
    Kap10 said:
    Covered End said:
    Have England already qualified?
    Yes. The third place teams are all on 3 points we have 4
    Well, that's what I had calculated, but I hadn't seen it mentioned (probably was), so was wondering if I was wrong/miscalculated. Thanks.

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  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 8,302
    edited June 27
    Hoping Ghana was just a case of us being hopeless against the low block. 

    Worried about injuries so if we can get a couple up
    I’m hoping subs are quite early.  

    Would like to see Rashford start.
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,818
    EugenesAxe said:
    I'm expecting a France like performance in both attacking intent and quality of play to show we are worthy contenders, putting us right in there with the other contenders. 4-0.
    Why not a repeat of 2018 WC will do....6-1.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,402
    I think we need to drop Diana, she's just not done it out on the left in this system so I think it's time for the people's Princess to make way, probably for Rashford. Alternatively Morgan Rogers could probably do a job on the left cutting in as Tuchel wants from that player.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,402
    edited June 27
    But seriously we need a statement performance here. Plenty of goals please. Kane Hat-trick would be good as I got him for golden boot in my predictions league
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 20,174
    Nearly posted earlier that I thought Quansah might start but didn’t want to get Lol’d out of town, turns out I should have done it 
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,896
    3.0 I reckon.

  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 8,302
    Quansah is to Tuchel as Luke Berry is to NJ.
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,465
    I know it’s our weak point, but I find it funny how many people are moaning on twitter about how we aren’t winning a World Cup with that defence - Argentina won it with a 74 year old Otamendi, a bang average Romero, one fullback who played in the Dutch league and the other played for a crap Italian team. 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,547
    edited June 27
    arny23394 said:
    I know it’s our weak point, but I find it funny how many people are moaning on twitter about how we aren’t winning a World Cup with that defence - Argentina won it with a 74 year old Otamendi, a bang average Romero, one fullback who played in the Dutch league and the other played for a crap Italian team. 
    Yeah, but they did also have the best player to have ever played the game.
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,465
    Chunes said:
    arny23394 said:
    I know it’s our weak point, but I find it funny how many people are moaning on twitter about how we aren’t winning a World Cup with that defence - Argentina won it with a 74 year old Otamendi, a bang average Romero, one fullback who played in the Dutch league and the other played for a crap Italian team. 
    Yeah, but they did also have the best player to have ever played the game.
    Yeah that probably helps. They still won it with a pretty average team + the best ever player. No reason why we can’t win it with a good team that includes the best striker in the world. 

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  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,438
    edited June 27
    Chunes said:
    arny23394 said:
    I know it’s our weak point, but I find it funny how many people are moaning on twitter about how we aren’t winning a World Cup with that defence - Argentina won it with a 74 year old Otamendi, a bang average Romero, one fullback who played in the Dutch league and the other played for a crap Italian team. 
    Yeah, but they did also have the best player to have ever played the game.
    Mendonca plays for Argentina? 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,588
    Gordon and Noni benched. Happy days.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,698
    England team: Pickford, Quansah, Konsa, Guehi, O’Reilly, Anderson, Bellingham, Rogers, Rashford, Saka, Kane
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 20,174
    O’Reilly to step into midfield, Quansah to slide over to make a 3 and a front 5 of Saka, Rogers, Bellingham, Rashford and Kane. It’s pretty attacking from Tuchel 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 15,043
    The folly of taking two injury prone RBs to the world cup.  
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,892
    edited June 27
    The pundits banging on about Quansah playing RB like we have to have a rigid back 4.
    to me it’s looks like a more fluid 3-4-3 or even NJs lopsided line line up
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 20,174
    Athletico Charlton said:
    The folly of taking two injury prone RBs to the world cup.  
    Would have been three injury prone RB’s if he’d taken TAA as lots wanted. I saw earlier today that he’s only played 90 mins 13 times this season!
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,326
    saka will score 100%
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 8,302
    Saka does have more defensive ability than Madueke too. 

    Will maybe line up very close to a back 3 but with Saka bombing on more.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,721
    Like that team a lot

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