{"id":764920,"date":"2026-06-28T02:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/764920\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T02:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:41:13","slug":"world-cup-player-ratings-bellingham-and-rashford-spark-england-against-panama-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/764920\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup player ratings: Bellingham and Rashford spark England against Panama | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jordan Pickford Solid save to deny Jos\u00e9 Luis Rodr\u00edguez. Still doesn\u2019t inspire confidence when he charges out of goal. 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jarell Quansah Early mistake betrayed nerves. Settled down after making a great tackle, doesn\u2019t add much going forward. 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ezri Konsa Looks shaky in possession at times. But building his understanding with Gu\u00e9hi and should keep his spot. 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Marc Gu\u00e9hi Typically unflustered. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/england\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> look much more solid with the Manchester City defender at the back. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Nico O\u2019Reilly Defensive shortcomings were exposed again. But always looking to get forward and caused problems. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Elliot Anderson Far too isolated on his own in central midfield. Not the performance of a player worth \u00a3116m. 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jude Bellingham Much more involved from deeper role initially and came up with the crucial goal just when England needed him. Great cross for Kane\u2019s clincher. 8<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Morgan Rogers Looked determined to take his chance but found himself on periphery too much. Has to work on understanding with Bellingham. 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Bukayo Saka Full of energy after returning from injury, although end product was lacking. Will improve as fitness builds. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Marcus Rashford England\u2019s brightest spark in attack and will be disappointed not to have scored. Has to start next match. 8<\/p>\n<p><a data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/atoms\/2026\/04\/player-profiles\/embed-profile\/embed\/embed.html?team=england&amp;player=11\" class=\"dcr-olkhl1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcus Rashford profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Harry Kane Worryingly anonymous in the first half. Improved after the break and got his record-breaking goal in the end. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Substitutes: Noni Madueke (for Saka 61) Little impact after replacing Arsenal teammate for last 30 minutes. 5; Djed Spence (for Quansah 61) Cleared a header off the line on his mandatory appearance. 7; Eberechi Eze (for Bellingham 71) Looked more comfortable than against Ghana. 6; Ollie Watkins (for Kane 85) Almost snaffled a third goal. 7; Jordan Henderson (for Anderson 85) Shored things up on first appearance of tournament. 6<\/p>\n<p>Panama<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Orlando Mosquera Dealt with almost everything England threw at him, including two excellent saves to keep out Rashford and Kane efforts. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Amir Murillo Struggled to contain Rashford initially but grew in confidence. Could have scored twice if he\u2019d brought his shooting boots. 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Fidel Escobar A rock at the back. The veteran was a commanding presence as he reached a century of international caps. 7<\/p>\n<p>Fidel Escobar made life difficult for Marcus Rashford and his England teammates. Photograph: ANP\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jos\u00e9 C\u00f3rdoba The Norwich defender stood up well to Kane and showed some nifty footwork at times too. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Andr\u00e9s Andrade Appears to enjoy diving into challenges whenever he can. Almost scored a comical own goal. 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jorge Guti\u00e9rrez Had his hands full with Saka built showed some attacking endeavour when given an opportunity. 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Cristian Mart\u00ednez Never stopped running and displayed a few silky touches on the right flank. A clever player. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Yoel B\u00e1rcenas Ran out of steam after covering nearly every blade of grass. Taken off after England scored second. 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Carlos Harvey Made some crucial tackles and stuck to his gameplan of giving Anderson no time on the ball. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Rodr\u00edguez Outrageous 360 turn took the break away and was always a danger on the counterattack. 8<\/p>\n<p><a data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/atoms\/2026\/04\/player-profiles\/embed-profile\/embed\/embed.html?team=panama&amp;player=7\" class=\"dcr-olkhl1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Rodr\u00edguez profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Tom\u00e1s Rodr\u00edguez Could have scored inside the first 20 seconds and caused England\u2019s defence problems before being replaced at half-time. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Substitutes: Jos\u00e9 Fajardo (for T Rodr\u00edguez ht) Got little change out of Gu\u00e9hi and Konsa. Inches offside for disallowed goal. 5; Ismael D\u00edaz (for Barcenas 72) A lively presence who almost grabbed a consolation goal. 7; Azar\u00edas Londo\u00f1o (for J Rodr\u00edguez 72) A powerful runner but couldn\u2019t get any change from Gu\u00e9hi. 6; Eric Davis (for Guti\u00e9rrez 88) Too late to make an impact. 6; Alberto Quintero (for Harvey 88) No effect on outcome. 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England Jordan Pickford Solid save to deny Jos\u00e9 Luis Rodr\u00edguez. 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