Panama’s preparations for their World Cup clash with England on Saturday were overshadowed by a training ground confrontation between two players.
The Central Americans are already eliminated from the tournament after losing their first two games.
They close their Group L campaign against Thomas Tuchel’s side at the MetLife Stadium, but their pre-match training session saw Cecilio Waterman and José Luis Rodríguez clash.
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Waterman was filmed pushing Rodriguez in the chest and he was then held back by team-mates as he looked to continue the argument.
The confrontation quickly passed and the open training session continued.
Panama play England for the second time, having lost 6-0 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where Harry Kane scored a hat trick.
They have improved since then and are currently ranked 42nd in the world, having suffered narrow 1-0 defeats to Ghana and Croatia.
