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Today we're talking about a World Cup match: England beat Panama two to zero.

England is a traditional power in world soccer, very famous, with famous players too.

Panama is a smaller soccer nation, a notch below England in quality.

So before the match, everyone felt England should win easily.

But the way this game went wasn't as easy as people thought.

From the start, England kept attacking, pinning Panama back.

But Panama defended very tenaciously, everyone retreating to the back, focused on defending.

England shot many times — either off target, or blocked by Panama.

The first half ended, and amazingly it was still zero to zero.

The England fans in the stands were a little anxious.

Actually, facing a team that only wants to defend is very hard to play.

The opponent puts everyone in front of goal, leaving you very little space.

You pass it around and just can't find a way through to attack.

Many strong teams have come unstuck in games like this.

So what England needed was patience, and someone who could break the deadlock.

The real breakthrough came in the second half.

In the sixty-second minute, England's Bellingham finally scored, one to zero.

This goal was like a key, suddenly opening up Panama's defense.

With the first goal, England played more relaxed and confident.

A few minutes later, in the sixty-seventh minute, captain Kane scored too, two to zero.

Kane is England's most famous scorer; scoring is like a daily routine for him.

After two goals, the game was basically beyond doubt.

In the time after, Panama wanted a goal too, to save a little face.

But England defended steadily and gave the opponent no more chances.

The final score was fixed at two to zero, England taking the win.

How to view this game?

For England, this is a win that wasn't flashy but very steady.

They didn't score right away, but patiently controlled the game, waited for the chance, then struck fatally.

For a strong team aiming to go all the way, this maturity and patience is actually more important than a lopsided score.

On the strength of this win, England took first in the group and smoothly entered the next round.

For Panama, the loss is no disgrace.

They withstood a full hour of England's attacking, defending with real resilience.

As a small team, to face a power like England at the World Cup is itself something to be proud of.

They lost today, but their fans will surely remember how tenaciously they defended.

This game also showed us Kane's quality as a scorer.

He has scored a great many goals for England over the years, the team's most reliable source of goals.

However hard the game, as long as there's a chance, he can always step up and put the ball in.

With a scorer like that, England feels a bit more secure even in a game's tensest moments.

That's England two to zero Panama — a game a strong team won steadily.