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England's Harry Kane, centre, and his teammates attend England's official training in Zelenogorsk near St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 23, 2018 on the eve of the group G match between Panama and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
England's Harry Kane, centre, and his teammates attend England's official training in Zelenogorsk near St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 23, 2018 on the eve of the group G match between Panama and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)Dmitri Lovetsky/Associated Press

World Cup 2018 Standings: Predicting Sunday's Scores, Results and Updated Table

Gianni VerschuerenJun 23, 2018

Sunday will be another crucial day at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, as all four teams in Group H will be in action.

Poland and Colombia have their backs against the wall, respectively losing to Senegal and Japan in their opening matches.

The two pre-tournament favourites in Group H will face each other, while Japan and Senegal will also go head-to-head. England and Tunisia will kick off the day with a Group G contest.

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Predicted Tables

Group G (Team, Played, Goal Difference, Points)

1. Belgium, 2, 6, 6

2. England, 2, 4, 6

3. Tunisia, 2, -4, 0

4. Panama, 2, -6, 0

Group H

1. Japan, 2, +1, 4

2. Senegal, 2, +1, 4

3. Poland, 2, 0, 3

4. Colombia, 2, -2, 0

Sunday Schedule

3 p.m. local time/1 p.m. BST/8 a.m. ET: England vs. Panama (Group G)

8 p.m. local time/4 p.m. BST/11 a.m. ET: Japan vs. Senegal (Group H)

9 p.m. local time/7 p.m. BST/2 p.m. ET: Poland vs. Colombia (Group H)

Predictions

England 3-0 Panama

England are widely expected to thrash Panama, who didn't do much in their first World Cup match, losing 3-0 to Belgium.

The Three Lions impressed in the first half of their win against Tunisia but also showed their inexperience, making the match a lot harder than it should have been after the break. They will want to avoid such a scenario against the Panamanians by scoring early and often.

Many are already looking ahead to Thursday's match against the Red Devils:

The focus has to be on the task at hand, however, even if Panama shouldn't present much of a challenge.

Japan 1-1 Senegal

Japan impressed in their shock win over Colombia, but it's worth noting they were greatly aided by an early red card and still struggled to put the South Americans away. The squad remains a little suspect after a series of poor results leading up to the tournament.

Senegal proved they are the best of the African sides at the tournament in their win over Poland and should be favoured to advance. Samurai Blue, with their clever passing and possession-based style of play, make for an interesting clash of styles. Senegal have tremendous athleticism in the attacking third and should be major threats on the counter.

Poland 1-0 Colombia

Both Poland and Colombia fell short of the expectations in their first fixture, setting up a do-or-die situation for both sides on Sunday. A loss―or even a draw―would be disastrous, especially if Japan and Senegal share the spoils a few hours earlier.

James Rodriguez's fitness will be a big talking point after the Bayern Munich man started on the bench against Japan. Poland were also hampered by injuries in their opening game, with Kamil Glik staying on the bench.

Robert Lewandowski desperately needs to discover the form he showed in qualifying for Poland to have any chance of advancing. If they can beat Colombia, they will control their own destiny against Japan on the final matchday.

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