England record biggest World Cup win

A slick England performance saw the Three Lions roar to victory against Panama on Sunday.

A Harry Kane hat-trick, two from John Stones and a beauty from Jesse Lingard did the damage for England - who became only the 4TH team in World Cup history to score 5+ goals in the first half of a game.

💥 Teams to score 5+ FIRST HALF goals at a World Cup:
2018: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENGLAND [5-0 v 🇵🇦 Panama]
2014: 🇩🇪 Germany [5-0 v 🇧🇷 Brazil]
1974: 🇵🇱 Poland [5-0 v 🇭🇹 Haiti ] , 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia [6-0 v 🇨🇩 Zaire]#ThreeLions #JLingz pic.twitter.com/NNrULuXmg7

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) 25 de junio de 2018

Kane again stole the headlines, the England captain now having hit an incredible 51 goals (41 for Tottenham and 10 for England) for club and country in 17/18 - tied with Lionel Messi and just 3 goals shy of Cristiano Ronaldo's total over the same period.

John Stones' brace reflected England's dominance on set-pieces and also earned the Man City defender a place in the history books (along with the likes of Thuram and Beckenbauer): as the 6TH defender ever to score two goals in a World Cup match. 

⚡ John Stones is the 6TH defender to hit a World Cup double:
2018: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 STONES v Panama
2006: 🇵🇱 Bosacki v Costa Rica
1998: 🇫🇷 Thuram v Croatia
1966: 🇩🇪 Beckenbauer v Switzerland
1930: 🇦🇷 Zumelzú v Mexico, 🇲🇽 Rosas v Argentina pic.twitter.com/380ugwxaRu

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) 25 de junio de 2018

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