Match at a glance
PAN / CRO8Attempts6
1On target2
42.0%Possession58.0%
78.7%Pass accuracy84.4%
19Fouls committed12
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Corners2
Panama 0–1 Croatia: 2026 World Cup match result
2026 Group Stage · Group LAsk about this match
Croatia won in normal time
- Ante Budimir54'
Match in one glance
PanamaCroatiaGoalCard
Panama
Croatia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
PAN CRO- 54'
Ante Budimir1 CRO
Croatia led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1ABAnte Budimir 1 goal · 1 on target
- 2JSJosip Stanisic 1 assist · 3 fouls won
- 3DLDominik Livakovic 1 save
- 4OMOrlando Mosquera
1 save - 5MPMarco Pasalic 1 on target · 2 fouls won
What separated the teams
Finishing
Croatia had the scoring edge
0.0%Goal conversion16.7%
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
42.0%Possession58.0%
Defensive workload
Croatia made more recorded interventions
35Saves, interceptions, clearances44
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
PanamaCroatiaGoalCardSubstitution
Panama
Croatia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
9 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1A. Budimir 54'
Panama
5-4-1OM
22Orlando MosqueraAM
23Amir MurilloCB
2César BlackmanAA
16Andrés AndradeJC
3José CórdobaJR
13Jiovany RamosCM
6Cristian MartínezCH
14Carlos HarveyÉY
11Édgar Yoel BárcenasJL
7José Luis RodríguezJF
17José FajardoListed formation · positions are schematic
Croatia
4-2-3-1DL
1Dominik Livakovic
4
8
10MP
24Marco PasalicMB
16Martin BaturinaIP
14Ivan PerisicPM
26Petar MusaListed formation · positions are schematic
Select a player portrait to see the recorded shirt number, position and lineup context.
Attendance43,036
RefereePierre Atcho
PAN5-4-1
CRO4-2-3-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
PANCRO
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
8Attempts6
1On target2
2Blocked shots1
12.5%Shot accuracy33.3%
0.0%Goal conversion16.7%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
42.0%Possession58.0%
277Passes completed432
78.7%Pass accuracy84.4%
6Crosses completed5
25Long balls completed19
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
1Saves1
5Tackles won7
50%Tackle success40%
5Interceptions5
29Clearances38
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
19Fouls committed12
1Offsides2
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Corners2
What separated the teams
Finishing
Croatia had the scoring edge
0.0%Goal conversion16.7%
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
42.0%Possession58.0%
Defensive workload
Croatia made more recorded interventions
35Saves, interceptions, clearances44
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1ABAnte Budimir 1 goal · 1 on target
- 2JSJosip Stanisic 1 assist · 3 fouls won
- 3DLDominik Livakovic 1 save
- 4OMOrlando Mosquera 1 save
- 5MPMarco Pasalic 1 on target · 2 fouls won
- 6AMAmir Murillo 1 on target
- 7MBMartin Baturina 7 fouls won
- 8CMCristian Martínez 3 fouls won
- 9CHCarlos Harvey 2 fouls won
- 10JFJosé Fajardo 2 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
1
GoalsAnte Budimir
AB
Ante Budimir1
AssistsJosip Stanisic
JS
Josip Stanisic3
ShotsAmir Murillo
AM
Amir Murillo1
On targetAmir MurilloMarco PasalicAnte Budimir
AM
Amir MurilloMP
Marco PasalicAB
Ante Budimir7
Fouls wonMartin Baturina
MB
Martin Baturina1
SavesOrlando MosqueraDominik Livakovic
OM
Orlando MosqueraDL
Dominik LivakovicDecisive moments
1 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
PanamaCroatiaGroup L impact
Table immediately after this result
4 of 6 group matches included.
PosTeamPGDPts
1
England12+24
England12+242
Ghana22+14
Ghana22+143Croatia42-13
Croatia42-134Panama32-20
Panama32-20Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
Panama vs Croatia, across editions
0PAN wins
0Draws
1CRO wins
1meetings
0–1goal balance
0knockout meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.