Harry Kane became England’s all-time World Cup goalscorer as Thomas Tuchel’s side overcame well-drilled Panama to progress to the knockout stage as group winners.
Having gone from the thrill-a-minute victory against Croatia to a dour draw with Ghana , the back-to-back European Championship finalists overcame a sluggish start to win Saturday’s match at MetLife Stadium.
Here we take a look at how the players rated:
Jordan Pickford
Jordan Pickford - 5 (out of 10)
Forced into an important save in the first half but hearts are in mouths when he has the ball at his feet.
Jarell Quansah
Jarell Quansah - 6
Started his first World Cup game after coming in for the injured Reece James, but limped off injured.
Ezri Konsa
Ezri Konsa - 7
Was kept busy by the threat of Panama’s counter-attack and performed well.
Marc Guehi
Marc Guehi - 6
Had to do more defending than he expected as England looked open, but helped keep a clean sheet.
Nico O'Reilly
Nico O'Reilly - 5
Definitely more useful in the opposition half than his own as his defensive frailties were exposed.
Elliot Anderson
Elliot Anderson - 7
His ball-winning capabilities proved important as he showed why Manchester City are going to pay more than £100million for him.
Jude Bellingham
Jude Bellingham - 8
Played a bit deeper at number eight, but pulled England out of a hole with a goal and an assist as he proved his class.
Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka - 6
Returned to the starting XI and offered a threat but faded as the game went on.
Morgan Rogers
Morgan Rogers - 6
Came into his own as more space opened up after the break having shown promising link-ups with Saka .
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford - 5
Had two first-half chances after replacing Anthony Gordon , but his end product got increasingly worse as the match went on.
Harry Kane
Harry Kane - 7
Became England’s outright record goalscorer at the World Cup when he headed home England’s second.
Substitutes
Djed Spence (on for Quansah, 63): Slotted in at right-back and helped with the balance - 6
Noni Madueke (on for Saka, 63): Enjoyed more space than he did against Ghana and could have scored - 6
Eberechi Eze (on for Bellingham, 71): Added some quality to the attack - 6
Jordan Henderson (on for Anderson, 84): Made his first appearance at a record fourth World Cup - 5
Ollie Watkins (on for Kane, 84): Did not get a sniff of a goal he would have loved - 5
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