FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Match Report

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Panama out of World Cup after loss to Croatia

Josip Stanisic lifted a curving cross onto the boot of Ante Budimir, who tapped it into an open net in the 54th minute Tuesday, giving Croatia a 1-0 win over Panama in the FIFA World Cup.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
1
58
Possession
42
6
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
432
Accurate Passes
277
512
Passes
352
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
54
19
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
5
19
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
5
38
Effective Clearances
29
38
Clearances
29

Highlights

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Lineups

PAN · 5-4-1

  1. 22Orlando MosqueraG
  2. 3José CórdobaCD
  3. 16Andrés AndradeCD-L
  4. 13Jiovany RamosCD-R
  5. 2César BlackmanLB
  6. 23Amir MurilloRB
  7. 11Édgar Yoel BárcenasCM-L
  8. 14Carlos HarveyCM-R
  9. 7José Luis RodríguezLM
  10. 6Cristian MartínezRM
  11. 17José FajardoF

Substitutes

  1. 21César YanisSUB
  2. 8Adalberto CarrasquillaSUB
  3. 4Fidel EscobarSUB
  4. 20Aníbal GodoySUB
  5. 25Roderick MillerSUB
  6. 19Alberto QuinteroSUB
  7. 12César SamudioSUB
  8. 10Ismael DíazSUB
  9. 15Éric DavisSUB
  10. 5Edgardo FariñaSUB
  11. 1Luis MejíaSUB
  12. 9Tomás RodríguezSUB
  13. 26Jorge GutiérrezSUB
  14. 18Cecilio WatermanSUB
  15. 24Azarias LondoñoSUB

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 3Marin PongracicCD-L
  3. 6Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 16Martin BaturinaAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 26Petar MusaF
  10. 14Ivan PerisicAM-L
  11. 24Marco PasalicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Ante BudimirSUB
  2. 17Petar SucicSUB
  3. 13Nikola VlasicSUB
  4. 22Luka VuskovicSUB
  5. 7Nikola MoroSUB
  6. 9Andrej KramaricSUB
  7. 25Martin ErlicSUB
  8. 20Igor MatanovicSUB
  9. 23Dominik KotarskiSUB
  10. 15Mario PasalicSUB
  11. 5Duje Caleta-CarSUB
  12. 18Kristijan JakicSUB
  13. 19Toni FrukSUB
  14. 21Luka SucicSUB
  15. 12Ivor PandurSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Petar Musa.
  6. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Josko Gvardiol.
  7. 54' Goal! Panama 0, Croatia 1. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
  8. 61' Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  10. 69'
  11. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 72'
  13. 72' Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Marco Pasalic.
  14. 72' Substitution, Croatia. Petar Sucic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  15. 77' Substitution, Panama. Cecilio Waterman replaces Jiovany Ramos.
  16. 81' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Luka Modric.
  17. 83' Substitution, Panama. Azarías Londoño replaces José Fajardo.
  18. 90' Substitution, Panama. Éric Davis replaces César Blackman.
  19. 90' Substitution, Panama. Tomás Rodríguez replaces Yoel Bárcenas.
  20. 90'+2' Petar Sucic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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