Panama vs England: 2026 World Cup preview, odds & key players
Head to head
Title odds0.1%11.5%
FIFA standing#33#4
Contender tier
Preview
How it plays out
Panama meet England with the live market leaning England's way (75.5% to win, 15.5% draw). Plucky Panama out to spring an upset. England, meanwhile, tuchel tasked with ending 60 years of hurt.
Panama's edge comes from improving cohesion, but England will look to exploit final-third quality. Expect a contest decided in the details, set pieces, transitions and the bench.
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Key players
Panama
AC
Adalberto Carrasquilla
CM · Houston Dynamo
JF
José Fajardo
ST · Independiente
MM
Michael Murillo
RB · Marseille
England
JB
Jude Bellingham
AM · Real Madrid
HK
Harry Kane
ST · Bayern Munich
BS
Bukayo Saka
RW · Arsenal