The wait is almost over for the WC action scheduled for Saturday when Panama will play England.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Panama v England game (plus the best game odds).
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Panama
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Panama will be wanting a better result here following the 1-0 WC defeat last time out to Ghana.
In that match, Panama had 65% possession and 3 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Ghana got 1 attempts on goal with 0 on target. Caleb Yirenkyi (95') was the scorer for Ghana.
It’s been seldom in recent games that Panama haven’t conceded. The reality is that Panama have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 12 goals in the process.
England
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England will go into this clash after a 4-2 WC win vs Croatia in their previous fixture.
In that match, England had 52% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 11 on target. For England, the goals were scored by Harry Kane (12', 42'), Jude Bellingham (47') and Marcus Rashford (85'). Croatia had 10 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Martin Baturina (36') and Petar Musa (45') scored for Croatia.
A succession of reliable displays from the England defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their previous 6 outings overall. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 11. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see if the trend might be sustained in this match.
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Head to head
The previous league fixture between the two was WC match day 2 on 24/06/2018 when the final score was England 6-1 Panama.
That time, England had 57% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Goals were scored by John Stones (8', 40'), Harry Kane (22', 45', 62') and Jesse Lingard (36').
At the other end, Panama got 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. Felipe Baloy (78') scored.
The referee was Gehad Grisha.
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Prediction
Our assessment is that Panama are certainly able to find the net against this England side, although just one goal probably shouldn’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re going for a very close game with a 1-2 win for England when the full-time whistle blows. It’s a very tough call.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, a win for Panama is best priced at 9.5, a bet on a draw is 7 & putting your money on victory for England can get you 1.22. They are the most competitive returns offered at the moment.
Victor Martins,
03:00 23/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Panama
Formed: 1937
Stadium: The Estadio Rommel Fernández (23,000)
Captain: Aníbal Godoy
Chairman: Manuel Arias
Manager: Thomas Christiansen