Bellingham, Kane lead England past Panama 2‑0

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Interstat) — Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, each entering as substitutes, scored to lead England past Panama 2-0 on Saturday at MetLife Stadium. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 62nd minute with a left-footed strike. Kane added a header in the 67th minute. Jarrell Quansah, also a substitute, recorded an assist and received a yellow card in the 60th minute. Andrés Andrade, a defender, and José Fajardo, a forward, also had assists. Fajardo was booked in the 53rd minute and Andrade in the 84th. England improved to 2-0-1 in the World Cup group stage and 8-0-1 overall, extending its unbeaten run to nine matches across all competitions. Panama dropped to 0-3 in the tournament and 5-3-2 overall, having failed to score in any of its three group matches. England entered Saturday’s match after a 0-0 draw with Ghana on Tuesday and a 4-2 victory over Croatia on June 17. Panama had lost 1-0 to Croatia and 1-0 to Ghana in its previous two group matches.