England has smashed Panama 6-1 to secure the spot in the last 16, as the Three Lions were huge -450 favorites to beat Los Canaleros at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. England easily covered the spread at -2.5 with the wages at +185, while the match was ended way in the over of the total of 2.5 goals at -125. Interestingly, this is the second match of the 2018 World Cup with exactly seven goals in the total, and another one from the Group G, while the price on the over 6.5 goals here was at +2300.
Game Recap
The Three Lions completely outplayed Los Canaleros, bagging five goals in the first half, as it was obvious that Gareth Southgate’s boys were keen to improve their goal difference ahead of the final clash in the Group G against Belgium which would decide who’ll top the group table.
England needed eight minutes to break the deadlock with John Stones beautiful header from Kieran Trippier cross, while Harry Kane started his scoring streak in the 22nd minute converting one out of two England’s penalties in this match. Jesse Lingard made it three in the 36th minute, four minutes later John Stones hit the brace, and in the injury time, Harry Kane scored from the second penalty kick to make it 5-0 at the halftime. The odds on the over 2.5 goals in the first half were +600, while the price on England to win it was at -155.
In the second half, Harry Kane completed his hat-trick with one of the funniest goals at the 2018 World Cup, as the ball hit Kane in his heel after Loftus-Cheek’s strike to change the direction and finish behind keeper’s back. Kane is now the scoring leader of the tournament with five goals on his account, and the odds are +133 on Kane to win the Golden Boot. Until the end, Los Canaleros managed to score their first ever World Cup goal to gladden their fans and the bettors who wagered on both teams to score at +175.
England showed some lethal efficiency in this clash, scoring six goals out of seven shots on target while taking just 12 shots in the total. The Three Lions had the ball on their feet for 58% of the time, while on the other side, Panama took eight shots towards rival’s net, as only two went on target.
After this convincing victory, England will meet Belgium in the next match as a slight +190 underdog, but with a eventual draw at +200, Belgium would stay on top of the Group G table. Panama will face Tunisia as a +330 out-of-towner to record the win. The odds on England to reach the Semi-Finals are +162, whilst England is at +1000 to beat the 2018 World Cup, according to BetDSI Sportsbook.
