See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and TAMARA PRENN, SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER and OLIVER HOLT, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER and IAN LADYMAN, FOOTBALL EDITOR and MIKE KEEGAN, CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER and JACK GAUGHAN Updated: 18:54 BST, 27 June 2026
This is Daily Mail Sport's coverage as England take on Panama in their final Group L match as Thomas Tuchel and Co battle to keep a firm grip on their first-place spot in New York. England fans beginning to turn upWith plenty of time before kick-off, fans are beginning to stream into the various fan zones around the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Let's party like it's 2018England and Panama have only met once before at a World Cup finals, and there's no need to cast one's mind back through the mists of time by any great degree to remember it. This is just Panama's second appearance at a finals, their first coming in 2018 where they were drawn into England's group. In Russia, Panama finished rock-bottom and were thumped 6-1 by Gareth Southgate's team in Nizhny Novgorod. Among the scorers: John Stones with two, and three goals from Harry Kane. Jordan Pickford, Jordan Henderson, and Marcus Rashford round out the survivors from the squad eight years ago. England's infirmary? One first-team started Tuchel will have to do without on Saturday? His former Chelsea defender Reece James, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury. Couple that with news that Declan Rice and Elliott Anderson had been training separately from the group in the build-up to meeting Panama, and there's a definite sense that the toll of a full-on Premier League season is beginning to take. A night out in Old New YorkEngland are boots on the ground and so are their families - with Ellie Watkins, wife of striker Ollie beginning her journey across the Hudson River with three hours to go until kick-off. Good evening! Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's live coverage of England's final group stage clash against Panama at the 'New York New Jersey Stadium' - East Rutherford's magnificent MetLife. Almost three weeks gone in a trice, eh? It seems like just yesterday that England fans were on Cloud 9 after beating Croatia - but the Three Lions will need to remember that much with a keenness to get back to winning ways after their decidedly less impressive draw against Ghana. With just one match to go until the knockout rounds, and little jeopardy, England should feel liberated to roll the dice, experiment, and still - hopefully - see off a spirits-raising win. Until kick-off at 10pm BST however, there's plenty of time to get up to speed as we wait for team news, and our experts' observations from the ground. Let's get underway, shall we? Key Updates
