A FIFA rule change has eliminated England's next opponents from the World Cup

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A FIFA rule change has eliminated England's next opponents from the World Cup

England's Next Opponents: Panama

Two Defeats, Not a Sniff of a Goal

Budimir Comes Off the Bench to Do the Damage

Head-to-Head Now Trumps Everything Else

Goal Difference Used to Be King

Panama Can't Leapfrog Croatia, Full Stop

No Back Door via Third Place Either

England still has a Job to Do

Panama Could Still Play Spoiler

This Rule Is Reshaping the Whole Tournament

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Panama have lost both their group games 1-0, but it's a brand new FIFA tiebreaker - head-to-head results before goal difference - that's officially ended their World Cup. They still face England on Saturday with nothing to lose. 
 

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