England 6-1 Panama: 5 Talking Points, World Cup 2018

#2 Panama's attempts to physically outmuscle England fail

This ain't rugby - penalty!

When the two teams lined up in the tunnel, one thing was evident. England may have had the technically adept famous players from the Premier League but Panama's players looked the bulkier and stronger of the two sides.

As soon as the match got underway, their only strategy to win the ball back was to try and physically impose themselves. But what they did not count on was that the English players were used to this - week in, week out.

England rarely gave away the ball under pressure and even the 5 ft 7 in Raheem Sterling refused to be bullied off the ball. The Manchester City star has certainly been spending time in the weight room as Panama's defenders simply couldn't brush him off the ball.

The last game saw VAR heavily criticised for not giving Kane a penalty when he was manhandled in the box. This time, presumably under orders from FIFA, the referee kept a keen eye on the players.

He immediately whistled for a penalty when Kane was wrestled to the ground and the English skipper had no qualms about firing the ball into the top corner - the same spot he had picked for the first penalty as well.