England surpass class of 1966 in Panama rout
Gareth Southgate's side blew away their Central American opponents with two goals apiece from John Stones and Harry Kane, as well as a Jesse Lingard strike inside the opening 45 minutes to take a 5-0 lead into the interval.
Stones' second saw the Three Lions score four in one match at football's showpiece event since the 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley 52 years ago.
Geoff Hurst was the hero on that occasion, scoring a hat-trick in England's most famous triumph.
4 - England have scored four goals in a World Cup match for the first time the 1966 World Cup final against Germany. Fantastic. #ENGPAN #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/aTClgAmO5O
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 24, 2018
Their blistering first-half display was also only the fifth time in World Cup history that a team has scored five or more goals in the first half.
The last time that happened was in Germany's incredible 7-1 win over Brazil in the 2014 semi-final.
5 - This is only the fifth time in World Cup history that a team has scored 5+ goals in the first half of a match, with Germany vs Brazil in the 2014 semi-final the most recent occasion. Rout. #ENGPAN #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/dM69aHGaqh
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 24, 2018