Our football match prediction:
England
Match Time & Date:
24/06/2018
13:00 GMT
Prediction: 3-0
Panama
Stadion Nizhny Novgorod will host Sunday’s football game between England and Panama. The Three Lions were on the verge of sharing the spoils with Tunisia in their opener, but Harry Kane eventually scored a late goal and helped Gareth Southgate’s men pick up all three points from the match. England, though, aim to win top position in Group G and we predict that they are going to fight tooth and nail against Panama in their second group game. Aforementioned attacker Kane wants to add more goals to his account and there is every chance the opposition defenders will have their work cut out for them when facing the Tottenham striker. Los Canaleros, on the other hand, suffered an expected 3-0 loss to Belgium in the opening match of their 2018 World Cup campaign and, taking everything into account, they do not seem to be capable of matching star-studded teams.
Highlighted Player (Marcus Rashford):
Marcus Rashford is one of the most talented English footballers. Rashford was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester on October 31, 1997 and he began his youth career at Fletcher Moss Rangers. Manchester United scouts spotted him in 2005 when he joined the famous Premier League club. The pacey footballer, who is capable of playing as both winger and striker, marked his Manchester United first-team debut with two goals in a 5-1 crushing of Midtjylland in the Europa League. Marcus Rashford scored seven goals in 35 appearances for the Red Devils in the 2017/2018 Premier League season. Speaking of his international debut, the Manchester United attacker played his first match for England against Australia on May 27, 2016 and he did well to find the net in a 2-1 win over the Socceroos. After producing fine displays with Manchester United in the 2017/2018 season, Marcus Rashford was named in the 23-man England national team squad that will take part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Highlighted Team (Panama):
Established in 1937, the Panama national team is a member of CONCACAF confederation which has seen their reputation grow significantly over the past decade. Los Canaleros finished as runners-up in the 2005 and 2013 Gold Cup respectively, while they also reached the fourth round for the 2006 and 2014 World Cup CONCACAF qualifications in that order. Panama were denied their place in the play-offs in 2014 in the last 90 seconds of the ultimate match with USA as they conceded two late goals in stoppage time as they crashed out of the qualification. Los Canaleros are heading into the Copa America Centenario as the winners of the qualifying play-offs and under the guidance of former Colombia and Ecuador head coach Henan Dario Gomez they will try to build on their most recent momentum. Midfielder Gabriel Gomez is the most capped player for Panama with his 125 appearances since 2003, while Luis Tejada is the team’s top scorer with 42 goals in 94 appearances so far.
