Sunday , 16 August 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)
17 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Curaçao 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 Nürnberg 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
50% 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
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Ghana welcome Panama for this crunch clash at BMO Field.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jerome Opoku suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Panama has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ghana and Panama are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 16' A moment of madness from Caleb Yirenkyi on 16 minutes earns him a card. Ghana will be frustrated.
  • 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Prince Adu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 150 appearances.
  • 36' Ghana started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' Carlos Harvey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Another change for Ghana made on 46 minute. Lawrence Ati-Zigi leaves to be changed by Benjamin Asare.
  • 51' Panama come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Queiroz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' A change in the Ghana ranks — Ernest Nuamah exits the field as Abdul Issahaku enters on 58.
  • 63' The Panama bench stirs into life. Cecilio Waterman is withdrawn and Jose Fajardo gets his opportunity.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' Panama player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Panama — Ismael Diaz on, Jose Luis Rodriguez off on 74 minutes.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Ghana. Elisha Owusu is replaced by Kwasi Sibo.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kamal Deen Sulemana, as he is very good at scoring at BMO Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' Another substitution for Ghana to replace Jordan Ayew by Prince Adu on 87 minute.
  • 90' Panama player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Panama! Anibal Godoy comes on to replace Cesar Blackman.
  • 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.