FIFA World Cup: England, Colombia Register Dominating Wins; Senegal And Japan Draw 2-2; Three Lions, Belgium Advance To Knockout Stage; Tunisia, Panama, Poland Eliminated

The second cycle of FIFA World Cup group-stage play concluded on Sunday in Russia with three games.

GROUP G:

At Nizhny Novgorod:

Harry Kane delivered a hat trick (PK-22', PK-45'+1, 62') as England demolished Panama 6-1 to advance to the knockout stage (and enable Belgium to do likewise) and eliminate the debutants (as well at Tunisia) from the tournament.

Harry seemed to have had a great time as he's shown here celebrating after converting one of his spot kicks.

EPA photo by Vassil Donev

Group G Standings:

1. x-England (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
2. x-Belgium (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
3. z-Tunisia (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
4. z-Panama (GP: 2; GD: -8; PTS: 0)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP H:

At Yekaterinburg:
Goals from Takashi Inui (34') and Heisuke Honda (78'; that's him, here on the right, celebrating with teammates after scoring) enabled Japan to gain a 2-2 draw with Senegal.

Sadio Mane (11') and Moussa Wague (71') each scored once for the western African country.


AFP Photo

At Kazan:
Yerry Mina (40'), Radamel Falcao (70'), and Juan Cuadrado (75') delivered the goals as Colombia dominated----and eliminated----Poland 3-0.


Here's Poland's Lukasz Piszczek's reaction after the Ramadel Falcao goal.


Associated Press photo by Frank Augstein

Group G Standings:

1.    Japan (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2.    Senegal (GP: 2; GS: +1; PTS: 4)
3.    Colombia (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
4. z-Poland (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

z-Eliminated from tournament