Panama and England Lineups: Tuchel Makes Five Changes

Panama and England face off at MetLife Stadium in their final group stage match of the World Cup. The "Three Lions" currently lead Group L solely due to a superior goal difference over Ghana. Gareth Southgate's side has already secured their spot in the knockout rounds, but today they'll be playing for first place and to erase the bitter taste left by their uninspired goalless draw against the African team. In their opening match, the English performed exceptionally well, defeating Croatia 4-2.

The match will be broadcast live on bnt.sportal.bg. The platform streams all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup in real-time.

Panama has lost both of their matches so far by a narrow margin and sits at the bottom of the standings, with no chance of advancing. They are also the only team yet to score a goal in the tournament.

The only previous encounter between the two teams was at the 2018 World Cup, where the "Three Lions" thrashed the "Canal Men" 6-1.

Thomas Tuchel has made five changes compared to the match against Ghana. Jarell Quansah, Nico O'Reilly, Morgan Rogers, Bukayo Saka, and Marcus Rashford start, replacing Reece James, who sustained an injury and is likely out for the rest of the World Cup, Jed Spence, Declan Rice, Anthony Gordon, and Noni Madueke. Quansah will play at right-back. Interestingly, Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers start together. Harry Kane once again leads the attack.

Thomas Christiansen has made three adjustments to his squad. Fidel Escobar starts as one of the three central defenders. Jorge Gutierrez will operate as a left wing-back, and Thomas Rodriguez will spearhead Panama's attack.