Panama 0–1 Croatia · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Group L · Match 400021511

Panama

—

Croatia

Toronto Stadium

23 June 2026 · 23:00 UTC

Attendance 43,036

Group L · Croatia Win

FIFA — Panama put up an impressive showing and went close on several occasions, but it was ultimately a day of celebration for Croatia as Luka Modric made his 200th ap
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    Croatia eliminate Panama with gutsy win — Panama put up an impressive showing and went close on several occasions, but it was ultimately a day of celebration for Croatia as Luka Modric made his 200th appearance.
  

Match Goals

Panama 0–1 Croatia

Goal positions — Panama attacks right

Panama

No goals scored

Croatia

Goal Ante BUDIMIR

54' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

54'

Goal Ante BUDIMIR

Croatia

61'

Yellow Card Edgar Yoel BARCENAS

Panama

72'

Sub Croatia

↑ Petar SUCIC ↓ Mateo KOVACIC

72'

Sub Croatia

↑ Luka SUCIC ↓ Marco PASALIC

77'

Sub Panama

↑ Cecilio Waterman ↓ Jiovany RAMOS

81'

Sub Croatia

↑ Mario PASALIC ↓ Luka MODRIC

83'

Sub Panama

↑ Azarias LONDONO ↓ Jose FAJARDO

90'

Yellow Card Petar SUCIC

Croatia

90'

Sub Panama

↑ Tomas RODRIGUEZ ↓ Edgar Yoel BARCENAS

90'

Sub Panama

↑ Eric DAVIS ↓ Cesar BLACKMAN

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

Panama

Possession37.2%

Passes356

Pass Accuracy79.2%

Shots8

Shots on Target1

Corners7

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Defensive Pressures269

Forced Turnovers44

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)7 / 3

Croatia

Possession52.5%

Passes518

Pass Accuracy85.9%

Shots6

Shots on Target2

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Defensive Pressures236

Forced Turnovers47

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)9 / 3

Comparative

PAN 37.2%PossessionCRO 52.5%

PAN 356PassesCRO 518

PAN 8ShotsCRO 6

PAN 1Shots on TargetCRO 2

PAN 269Def. PressuresCRO 236

PAN 8Counter-PressCRO 13

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

Panama · 3-4-3

High Press

3.6

Counter-Press

7.8

Mid Block

20.8

Low Block

37.9

Att. Transition

18.7

Final Third

17.3

High Block

3.2

Turnovers

44.0

Croatia · 4-2-3-1

High Press

4.9

Counter-Press

12.5

Mid Block

13.0

Low Block

19.7

Att. Transition

13.3

Final Third

10.8

High Block

4.3

Turnovers

47.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

Panama — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 7.84 / 20)

High Press (score: 3.56 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 20.75 / 50)

Low Block (score: 37.90 / 50)

Deep Block / Low Block

Croatia — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 12.50 / 20)

High Press (score: 4.90 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 13.04 / 50)

Low Block (score: 19.66 / 50)

High Counter-Press

Panama Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Starting XI

Panama · 3-4-3 · Coach: Thomas Christiansen Tarín

Croatia · 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Zlatko Dalić

Squads

Match squads

Panama — Squad

#	Player
1	Luis MEJIA
2	Cesar BLACKMAN ↓90'
3	Jose CORDOBA
4	Fidel ESCOBAR
5	Edgardo FARINA
6	Cristian MARTINEZ
7	Jose Luis RODRIGUEZ
8	Adalberto CARRASQUILLA
9	Tomas RODRIGUEZ ↑90'
10	Ismael DIAZ
11	Edgar Yoel BARCENAS 🟨61' · ↓90'
12	Cesar SAMUDIO
13	Jiovany RAMOS ↓77'
14	Carlos HARVEY
15	Eric DAVIS ↑90'
16	Andres ANDRADE
17	Jose FAJARDO ↓83'
18	Cecilio Waterman ↑77'
19	Alberto QUINTERO
20	Anibal GODOY
21	Cesar YANIS
22	Orlando MOSQUERA
23	Amir MURILLO
24	Azarias LONDONO ↑83'
25	Roderick MILLER
26	Jorge GUTIERREZ

Croatia — Squad

#	Player
1	Dominik LIVAKOVIC
2	Josip STANISIC
3	Marin PONGRACIC
4	Josko GVARDIOL
5	Duje CALETA-CAR
6	Josip SUTALO
7	Nikola Moro
8	Mateo KOVACIC ↓72'
9	Andrej KRAMARIC
10	Luka MODRIC ↓81'
11	Ante BUDIMIR ⚽54'
12	Ivor PANDUR
13	Nikola VLASIC
14	Ivan PERISIC
15	Mario PASALIC ↑81'
16	Martin BATURINA
17	Petar SUCIC 🟨90' · ↑72'
18	Kristijan JAKIC
19	Toni FRUK
20	Igor MATANOVIC
21	Luka SUCIC ↑72'
22	Luka VUSKOVIC
23	Dominik KOTARSKI
24	Marco PASALIC ↓72'
25	Martin ERLIC
26	Petar Musa

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

Panama — Final Stats

Possession37.2%

Passes / Completed356 / 282

Pass Accuracy79.2%

Shots / On Target8 / 1

Corners7

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Def. Pressures269

Forced Turnovers44

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)7 / 3

Counter-Press Score7.84

Croatia — Final Stats

Possession52.5%

Passes / Completed518 / 445

Pass Accuracy85.9%

Shots / On Target6 / 2

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Def. Pressures236

Forced Turnovers47

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)9 / 3

Counter-Press Score12.50

Head-to-Head Comparison

PAN 37.2%PossessionCRO 52.5%

PAN 356PassesCRO 518

PAN 8ShotsCRO 6

PAN 1Shots on TargetCRO 2

PAN 269Def. PressuresCRO 236

PAN 8Counter-PressCRO 13

Distance & Speed Comparison

PAN 108,170Total Distance (m)CRO 110,039

PAN 436Total SprintsCRO 508

PAN 34.1Max Top Speed (km/h)CRO 33.7

PAN 30.2Avg Top Speed (km/h)CRO 30.8

Panama — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Carlos HARVEY	11,230	33	40	28.7
Cristian MARTINEZ	10,680	31	51	30.9
Edgar Yoel BARCENAS	10,518	42	40	29.5	YC
Amir MURILLO	10,206	32	49	34.1	3 shots
Jose Luis RODRIGUEZ	10,060	18	42	32.3
Jose CORDOBA	10,033	44	38	31.6
Andres ANDRADE	10,029	44	40	32.6
Jose FAJARDO	9,508	10	53	33.2

Croatia — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Martin BATURINA	11,122	23	55	33.6
Josip STANISIC	10,429	37	58	33.7	🎯
Ivan PERISIC	10,112	43	45	32.2
Josip SUTALO	10,034	77	36	32.3
Marin PONGRACIC	9,123	72	41	32.2
Luka MODRIC	8,630	79	29	30.0
Mateo KOVACIC	8,421	65	31	31.7
Marco PASALIC	8,147	21	49	33.3

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021511" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

Panama vs Croatia — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021511" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021511" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021511" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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