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Ghana vs Panama Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 1
FT1–0
Wednesday 17 June 2026  ·  23:00 UTC  ·  BMO Field, Toronto

Match Report

Match Events ?
16'🟨C. Yirenkyi Ghana
72'🟨C. Blackman Panama
90'C. Yirenkyi Ghana
90'🟨C. Harvey Panama
Match Statistics ?
Ghana
Panama
38%
Possession
62%
2
Shots on Target
4
8
Total Shots
11
2
Corners
2
9
Fouls
11
1.31
xG
0.73
Player Ratings ?
Ghana
8.3Benjamin AsareG
7.9Caleb YirenkyiM
7.7Jonas Adjei AdjeteyD
Panama
7.9Andrés AndradeD
7.6Jiovany RamosD
7.3Amir MurilloM
Starting Lineups ?
Ghana · 4-4-1-1
1GLawrence Ati Zigi
26DMarvin Senaya
4DJonas Adjei Adjetey
18DJerome Opoku
14DGideon Mensah
24MErnest Nuamah
3MCaleb Yirenkyi
15MElisha Owusu
11MAntoine Semenyo
22FKamaldeen Sulemana
9FJordan Ayew
Panama · 3-4-3
22GOrlando Mosquera
13DJiovany Ramos
3DJosé Córdoba
16DAndrés Andrade
23MAmir Murillo
14MCarlos Harvey
11MYoel Bárcenas
2MCésar Blackman
6FCristian Martínez
18FCecilio Waterman
7FJosé Luis Rodríguez

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Panama
Expected: Panama by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Ghana 15%Draw 23%Panama 62%
xG: 0.71Expected goalsxG: 1.74

Ghana vs Panama looks like a Panama-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Panama holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

Win Probability (Market) ?
41%
Ghana to Win
Home: 41%  Draw: 30%  Away: 29%
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Panama stronger
Ghana: 1309 (#45)  ·  Panama: 1477 (#28)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Ghana
Panama
#2
Position ?
#3
3
Points ?
0
1W 0D 0L
Record ?
0W 0D 1L
1
Goals For ?
0
0
Goals Against ?
1
+1
Goal Diff
-1
#74
FIFA Rank ?
#33
0.0%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
W
Form ?
L

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
🎯Clear model favourite: Panama at 62% win probability.
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