The records tumbled as England beat Panama 6-1 on Sunday.
England recorded their biggest ever World Cup finals win by thrashing an ill-disciplined Panama 6-1 on Sunday to breeze through to the knockout stage after two games.
A hat-trick from captain Harry Kane -- which means he is now the leading scorer in the tournament with five goals -- two from John Stones, his first ever in an England shirt, and a beauty from Jesse Lingard completed the crushing victory.
The result also confirmed Belgium's qualification for the knockout stage and means Panama exit the tournament alongside Tunisia.
The records tumbled for England on an easy afternoon by the River Volga.
# The win overtook Russia's 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia as the biggest win in the 2018 World Cup.
# The 6-1 scoreline is England's biggest-ever World Cup win, smashing the previous record 3-0 wins over Denmark in 2002 and Paraguay and Poland in 1986.
# The win over Panama was the first time England have scored four or more goals in a World Cup match since the 4-2 win in the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany and the first time they have struck five times in a first half.
# Harry Kane is the first England player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup since Gary Lineker against Poland in 1986 and the third overall, with Geoff Hurst getting a treble in the 1966 final.
# Kane is the top scorer at the 2018 World Cup, his five goals taking him ahead of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku of Belgium.
# Kane has scored more goals than any other England player in a World Cup group stage, his five strikes overtaking the three goals Roger Hunt scored in 1966 and the three hit by Lineker in 1986.
# Kane is one goal behind 1986 Golden Boot winner Lineker as the England player to score the most goals at a single World Cup.
# It is also the first time they have qualified for the knockout stage since 2010, and the biggest victory so far at this tournament.
# Felipe Baloy scored Panama's first ever World Cup finals goal.
Sources: Opta Sports, FIFA
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