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World Cup 2018: Incredible moment Panama try and score goal from kick-off as England celebrate
Harry Kane was being mobbed by his team-mates after tucking away his first penalty when the ridiculous moment occurred in the 6-1 victory
SNEAKY Panama tried to take advantage of England celebrations by taking an early kick off in today’s World Cup showdown.
The Three Lions sealed their place in the knockout stages with a thumping 6-1 victory over minnows.
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But the North American outfit cunningly tried to get themselves back into it in ludicrous fashion with every England outfield star inside the opposition half celebrating Harry Kane’s first penalty.
One Panama man quickly grabbed hold of the ball and sprinted to the centre spot as he urged his team-mates to quickly join him in getting forward.
He then kicked off by passing to a colleague who then ran through towards goal with just goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to beat.
But he only got halfway down the pitch before the referee’s whistle stopped him in his tracks.
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Whistleblower Ghead Grisha's decision was not greeted kindly by the Panama team – but it was absolutely correct.
According to the official laws of the game, law eight states “all players, except the player taking the kick-off, must be in their own half of the field of play” at kick off.
Try nice, but perhaps the Panama squad could do with reading up on the rulebook as well as working on their defence.
Kane ended up finishing with a hat-trick, with a brace from John Stones and another goal from Jesse Lingard sealing the emphatic win ahead of the final group game against Belgium on Thursday.
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