MetLife Stadium for East Rutherford, New Jersey don set stage for one big World Cup showdown. Panama and England go face each other for Group L match, and di atmosphere dey electric.
England don already secure knockout qualification with one win and one draw, but dem still need to sharpen dia game after di goalless draw against Ghana. Manager Thomas Tuchel don make five changes to di starting XI, including Jarell Quansah wey go make im World Cup debut as right-back, replacing di injured Reece James.
Marcus Rashford go start for di left wing, and Bukayo Saka go return for di attack. Morgan Rogers go replace Declan Rice for midfield, wey dem rest to save im back. Di aim na to break down Panama’s low block, wey don give England wahala for dis tournament.
Panama, wey dey rank 42nd for world, don show say dem no be pushover. Dem give Ghana good fight for dia opener and only lose 1-0 to Croatia. Di team don make three changes, with Fidel Escobar and Jorge Gutiérrez join di defense, and Tomás RodrÃguez go lead di attack.
Di match go kick off at 5pm EDT, 10pm BST, 7am AEST. Referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim from Qatar go handle di game. England fans dey expect better performance after dia struggle against Ghana, while Panama fans dey hope dia team go cause upset.
Weather dey wet for New Jersey, with heavy rain don fall for hours. But di game go still hold, with hydration breaks expected if need be. Scotland fans dey watch with hope, as Ghana need to beat Croatia by at least three goals for di other Group L match to give Scotland chance.
England record dia biggest-ever World Cup win against Panama for 2018, a 6-1 victory. But dis Panama team different—dem don improve and dem dey hungry to prove demsef. Di match go be test for both sides.
