Sunday , 16 August 2026

Panama vs Croatia, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Panama
0 – 1
Full Time
Croatia
Tue 23 Jun 2026 · 23:00 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' Ante Budimir
Edgar Barcenas 61' Y
Y 90' Petar Sucic

Overview

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Panama vs Croatia — Worldcup at BMO Field.

  • Panama 3 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)

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
Panama 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-23 Panama 0–1 Croatia

Recent Form

Panama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Croatia H 0–1 L
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
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Panama A 1–0 W
17 Jun England A 2–4 L
24 Jun Italy H 1–1 D
19 Jun Albania H 2–2 D
15 Jun Spain A 0–3 L
17 Dec Morocco H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Panama Croatia
#48 Position #46
0 Points 6
3 Played 3
0 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 1
0 Scored 5
4 Conceded 5
-4 GD +0
0.00 PPG 2.00
0% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Panama this season
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Panama are 48th (0 pts). Croatia are 46th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at BMO Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Panama and Croatia.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Luka Modric has been relatively quiet despite scoring 37 goals in his last 545 appearances.
  • 15' Panama are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ivan Perisic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Panama.
  • 25' Panama is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Panama needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Ante Budimir has so much to prove this time. He replaces Petar Musa on 46 minute.
  • 51' Panama are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Croatia's shape.
  • 54' Ante Budimir has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Edgar Barcenas was booked on 61.
  • 66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Panama and Croatia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 71' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Michael Murillo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Petar Sucic. He replaces Mateo Kovacic on 72 minute.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Panama! Cecilio Waterman comes on to replace Jiovany Ramos.
  • 82' Cesar Blackman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Croatia so far.
  • 83' Another change for Panama made on 83 minute. Jose Fajardo leaves to be changed by Azarias Londono.
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. Panama is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Panama manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomas Rodriguez is hanging Edgar Barcenas on the field on 90 minute.
  • 90' Petar Sucic was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Panama Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Christiansen

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.46 Panama xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Panama17% Draw30% Croatia53%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Panama or Draw
47%
Draw or Croatia
83%
Panama or Croatia
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Panama8% Draw54% Croatia38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
18.2%
0 – 2
14.5%
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 3
6.5%
1 – 0
6.1%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 4
2.3%
2 – 1
2.2%
2 – 2
1.7%
2 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Panama

Handicap Panama covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 9% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 29% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 18% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Panama keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
63% ✓

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