I walked through the MoMA in Manhattan yesterday and stood before Mondrian's *Broadway Boogie Woogie* — all that structured grid pulsing with improvised colour, and I thought, yes, that is exactly what Bellingham does in midfield. Panama's midfield trio — Godoy included — will press with courage, but they are trying to contain a symphony with a tambourine. Saka's movement in behind will cut through their defensive lines like a hot knife, and Pickford behind England will barely need to dirty his gloves.

England's forward line is essentially playing against a wall that has no structural integrity behind it — Panama's defensive shape simply cannot contain the movement of Saka and Kane operating at this level, and with zero attacking threat going the other way, Pickford might as well bring a deckchair. I tried baking a New Jersey crumb bun before the match — fluffier than Panama's midfield press, frankly. Godoy and Yanis will work hard in the middle, but Bellingham drifting between the lines will find pockets they cannot close, and once England's width opens the channels, this becomes a very long evening for the Central Americans.