Panama 2026 FIFA World Cup – Schedule, Results & Standings
⚓ LOS CANALEROS 2026 FIFA World Cup™

Panama World Cup 2026

Group L
3 Group Matches
Jun 17 – Jun 27, 2026
🇨🇦 Toronto & 🇺🇸 New Jersey
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Los Canaleros — Panama Return for Their Third World Cup With Knockout Ambitions

Panama make their third FIFA World Cup appearance, having qualified for the first time at Russia 2018 and returning for Qatar 2022. Now drawing on growing experience, Los Canaleros are drawn into Group L with England, Croatia, and Ghana. Their first two matches are both at BMO Field in Toronto, before a dramatic final group game against England at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Captain Anibal Godoy marshals a resilient squad under coach Thomas Christiansen, with striker Ismael Díaz and winger Cecilio Waterman providing the attacking threat.

GROUP STAGE FIXTURES

Group L
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Panama
PAN
Matchday 1
VS
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Ghana
GHA
June 17, 2026  ·  Wednesday
7:00 PM ET (FS1)
BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
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Panama
PAN
Matchday 2
VS
Upcoming
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Croatia
CRO
June 23, 2026  ·  Tuesday
7:00 PM ET (Fox)
BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
GROUP L
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Panama
PAN
Matchday 3
VS
Upcoming
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England
ENG
June 27, 2026  ·  Saturday
5:00 PM ET (Fox)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
GROUP L

GROUP L STANDINGS

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🔵 Top 2 teams qualify automatically to Round of 32. The 8 best third-placed teams across all groups also advance. Standings will update after each matchday.

POTENTIAL KNOCKOUT PATH

If Panama Qualify
Round of 32
vs Group J
winner
If Panama finish 2nd in Group L
Round of 16
TBD
Based on R32 results
Best 3rd Place
Top 8 third-placed
teams also advance
Alternative route to R32

GROUP L INFO

About Group L

Panama make their third consecutive World Cup appearance, a remarkable achievement for a nation that only qualified for the first time in 2018. Drawn into Group L with England, Croatia, and Ghana, their campaign is uniquely concentrated — both opening matches are at BMO Field in Toronto, facing Ghana (Matchday 1) and Croatia (Matchday 2), before the climactic group finale against England at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, just across the river from New York City. Panama’s back-to-back Toronto fixtures give them a settled base and passionate CONCACAF support in the stands — a real home-away-from-home advantage. The opener against Ghana is Panama’s most winnable group fixture and a potential momentum-setter for the entire campaign. Midfield anchor Anibal Godoy captains a disciplined, hard-working side that punches above its weight, with striker Ismael Díaz, winger Cecilio Waterman, and goalkeeper Luis Mejía the key players. Coach Thomas Christiansen has built a resilient collective identity — and in a wide-open Group L, Panama know that two good results in Toronto could set up the most dramatic finale imaginable against England in New Jersey.