World Cup 2018: 5 best and worst players as England thump Panama

#3 Best - John Stones

John Stones scored a brace of headers

Of course, the Manchester City man will be annoyed that he could not get his clean sheet on the day, given that he is a defender, but he had his memorable World Cup day out today.

Panama showed against Belgium that they weren't going to be an easy side to break down from open play, so England's prowess from dead-ball situations was going to be extremely crucial.

That only took six minutes for England to pounce upon, as Kieran Trippier's corner was headed home by Stones, who was inexplicably left unmarked in the penalty area. He made no mistake with an unerring finish into the bottom corner.

He added to his tally, with another clever set-piece routine from England. Jordan Henderson's chip into the box was headed towards Raheem Sterling by Harry Kane, but the winger's header was saved by Penedo. Unfortunately for Panama, his parry only fell straight on to the head of Stones, who made no mistake from close range.

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