Panama v Croatia, 23 June 2026

Score1-0 to Croatia
RefereePierre Atcho
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group L
VenueBMO Field, Toronto
Attendance43,036

View Panama v Croatia head to head

Kick-off: 7.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Panama 34th, Croatia 11th . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level

0 Panama

Manager: Thomas Christiansen

1 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

Goals:

Goals:

Ante Budimir 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera
Defender Andrés Andrade
Defender José Córdoba
Defender Carlos Harvey
Defender Jiovany Ramos
Defender/Midfielder César Blackman
Defender/Midfielder Amir Murillo
Midfielder Cristian Martínez
Midfielder/Forward Yoel Bárcenas (captain)
Midfielder/Forward José Luis Rodríguez
Forward José Fajardo

Starting lineup:

Dominik Livaković Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Josip Stanišić Defender
Josip Sutalo Defender
Marco Pašalić Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić Defender/Midfielder
Marin Pongračić Defender/Midfielder
Martin Baturina Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Luka Modrić Midfielder (captain)
Petar Musa Forward

Substitutions:

Cecilio Waterman for Jiovany Ramos 77
Azarías Londoño for José Fajardo 83
Eric Davis for César Blackman 90
Tomás Rodríguez for Yoel Bárcenas 90

Substitutions:

Ante Budimir for Petar Musa 46
Andrej Kramarić for Joško Gvardiol 46
Luka Sučić for Marco Pašalić 72
Petar Sučić for Mateo Kovačić 72
Mario Pašalić for Luka Modrić 81

Cards:

Yoel Bárcenas 61 Y

Cards:

Petar Sučić 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Luis Mejía
Goalkeeper César Samudio
Defender Fidel Escobar
Defender Edgardo Fariña
Defender Jorge Gutiérrez
Defender Roderick Miller
Defender/Midfielder Eric Davis
Midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla
Midfielder Aníbal Godoy
Midfielder Alberto Quintero
Midfielder César Yanis
Midfielder/Forward Cecilio Waterman
Forward Ismael Díaz
Forward Azarías Londoño
Forward Tomás Rodríguez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dominik Kotarski
Goalkeeper Ivor Pandur
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender Martin Erlić
Defender Luka Vušković
Defender/Midfielder Kristijan Jakić
Midfielder Nikola Moro
Midfielder Luka Sučić
Midfielder Petar Sučić
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Toni Fruk
Midfielder/Forward Mario Pašalić
Forward Ante Budimir
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Igor Matanović

Comments:

After two defeats in their opening two group games, Panama had now become the fifth team that could not now progress to the knockout stages of this FIFA World Cup tournament. . Los Canaleros had now become the sixth nation to lose their first five games at FIFA World Cup finals: also Mexico in 1950, El Salvador in 1982, Canada in 2022, Haiti in 2026 and Iraq in 2026. . They were now one of four nations after each had played two group games that had yet to score a goal at this FIFA World Cup tournament: also Haiti, Turkey and Ecuador.

Comments:

Croatia had now won at least one game in the group stage in six of their last seven FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Three of Vatreni’s last eight goals in games at FIFA World Cup finals had now been scored by substitutes. . Luka Modrić had now become the second-ever player to make his 200th appearance for his nation in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously Argentina’s Lionel Messi eight days earlier against Algeria.

0 Panama

Manager: Thomas Christiansen

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera
Defender Andrés Andrade
Defender José Córdoba
Defender Carlos Harvey
Defender Jiovany Ramos
Defender/Midfielder César Blackman
Defender/Midfielder Amir Murillo
Midfielder Cristian Martínez
Midfielder/Forward Yoel Bárcenas (captain)
Midfielder/Forward José Luis Rodríguez
Forward José Fajardo

Substitutions:

Cecilio Waterman for Jiovany Ramos 77
Azarías Londoño for José Fajardo 83
Eric Davis for César Blackman 90
Tomás Rodríguez for Yoel Bárcenas 90

Cards:

Yoel Bárcenas 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Luis Mejía
Goalkeeper César Samudio
Defender Fidel Escobar
Defender Edgardo Fariña
Defender Jorge Gutiérrez
Defender Roderick Miller
Defender/Midfielder Eric Davis
Midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla
Midfielder Aníbal Godoy
Midfielder Alberto Quintero
Midfielder César Yanis
Midfielder/Forward Cecilio Waterman
Forward Ismael Díaz
Forward Azarías Londoño
Forward Tomás Rodríguez

Comments:

After two defeats in their opening two group games, Panama had now become the fifth team that could not now progress to the knockout stages of this FIFA World Cup tournament. . Los Canaleros had now become the sixth nation to lose their first five games at FIFA World Cup finals: also Mexico in 1950, El Salvador in 1982, Canada in 2022, Haiti in 2026 and Iraq in 2026. . They were now one of four nations after each had played two group games that had yet to score a goal at this FIFA World Cup tournament: also Haiti, Turkey and Ecuador.

1 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

Goals:

Ante Budimir 54 G

Starting lineup:

Dominik Livaković Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Josip Stanišić Defender
Josip Sutalo Defender
Marco Pašalić Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić Defender/Midfielder
Marin Pongračić Defender/Midfielder
Martin Baturina Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Luka Modrić Midfielder (captain)
Petar Musa Forward

Substitutions:

Ante Budimir for Petar Musa 46
Andrej Kramarić for Joško Gvardiol 46
Luka Sučić for Marco Pašalić 72
Petar Sučić for Mateo Kovačić 72
Mario Pašalić for Luka Modrić 81

Cards:

Petar Sučić 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dominik Kotarski
Goalkeeper Ivor Pandur
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender Martin Erlić
Defender Luka Vušković
Defender/Midfielder Kristijan Jakić
Midfielder Nikola Moro
Midfielder Luka Sučić
Midfielder Petar Sučić
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Toni Fruk
Midfielder/Forward Mario Pašalić
Forward Ante Budimir
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Igor Matanović

Comments:

Croatia had now won at least one game in the group stage in six of their last seven FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Three of Vatreni’s last eight goals in games at FIFA World Cup finals had now been scored by substitutes. . Luka Modrić had now become the second-ever player to make his 200th appearance for his nation in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously Argentina’s Lionel Messi eight days earlier against Algeria.