England's Gareth Southgate already studying World Cup opponent Panama

Gareth Southgate spoke following the World Cup draw about England's chances in Russia.

England manager Gareth Southgate has already started doing his homework on World Cup rivals Panama.

Southgate said following the draw on Dec. 1 that he knew "a lot less about'' Panama and Tunisia compared to his knowledge of group top seeds Belgium, who feature a host of Premier League stars.

And in the week that has passed since England learned their Russia 2018 opponents, he has been checking out footage of the Panama team, who qualified from the CONCACAF region at the expense of sides including...