The first goal in England’s 6-1 rout of Panama on Sunday in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, was instructive, and in retrospect a preview of what was to come.
On an eighth minute corner kick, Panamanian defenders wrestled every English player who stepped foot in the box, except for John Stones, who they inexplicably let run free, and he easily guided his header past Jaime Penedo.
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