Thursday , 2 July 2026

Ghana vs Panama, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Ghana
1 – 0
Full Time
Panama
Wed 17 Jun 2026 · 23:00 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Caleb Yirenkyi 90+5' 1–0
Caleb Yirenkyi 16' Y
Y 72' Cesar Blackman
Y 90' Carlos Harvey

Overview

Match Preview

Ghana vs Panama — Worldcup at BMO Field.

  • Ghana 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
  • Panama 3 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
  • Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
16 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Ghana 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Panama
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-17 Ghana 1–0 Panama

Recent Form

Ghana
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Panama H 1–0 W
02 Dec Uruguay H 0–2 L
28 Nov South Korea A 3–2 W
24 Nov Portugal A 2–3 L
Panama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Ghana A 0–1 L
28 Jun Tunisia H 1–2 L
24 Jun England A 1–6 L
18 Jun Belgium A 0–3 L
22 Aug 1. FC Nurnberg H 2–3 L
27 Mar Peru A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Ghana Panama
#47 Position #48
4 Points 0
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 3
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 4
+0 GD -4
1.33 PPG 0.00
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Ghana this season
0% Clean Sheets
Panama this season

Ghana are 47th (4 pts). Panama are 48th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Ghana
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Ghana is hosting Panama for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ghana needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Orlando Mosquera, as he is very good at scoring at BMO Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 16' It’s a booking for Ghana player. Caleb Yirenkyi gets a card.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' Panama seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' Ghana is showing some good football. However, Ghana are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' Ghana is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Ghana. Lawrence Ati-Zigi is replaced by Benjamin Asare.
  • 51' Ghana started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Ghana. Ernest Nuamah is replaced by Abdul Issahaku.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Jose Fajardo. He replaces Cecilio Waterman on 63 minute.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Panama player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' Panama manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismael Diaz is hanging Jose Luis Rodriguez on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for Ghana to replace Elisha Owusu by Kwasi Sibo on 78 minute.
  • 83' Panama looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 87' Ghana manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Prince Adu is hanging Jordan Ayew on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Harvey.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Panama team. Cesar Blackman is replaced by Anibal Godoy on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Ghana and Panama (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Ghana Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Queiroz

Panama Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Christiansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.04 Ghana xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Panama xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ghana55% Draw33% Panama12%
Actual: Ghana win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Ghana or Draw
88%
Draw or Panama
45%
Ghana or Panama
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ghana31% Draw64% Panama5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.3%
1 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
1.7%
4 – 0
1.2%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
0.9%
2 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Ghana

Handicap Ghana covers Push Panama covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 31% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Ghana keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Panama keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.