By Opta Analyst | Created at 2026-06-24 00:18:27 | Updated at 2026-06-24 02:31:52
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Follow this Group L game at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with our Panama vs Croatia stats page. Can either bounce back from their Matchday 1 defeats?
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Panama vs Croatia stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group L meeting at Toronto Stadium on 24 June.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Panama vs Croatia: Pre-Match Opta Facts
- Panama and Croatia are meeting for the first time. Croatia have lost seven of their last 10 World Cup matches against teams from the Americas (W2 D1), while their only clean sheet in that time came in a 3-0 win against Argentina in 2018.
- Panama have lost each of their four FIFA World Cup matches, scoring just two goals in total in the process. Ahead of matchday two of this tournament, only El Salvador possess a worse 100% losing record in the competition’s history (six games).
- After losing on matchday one against England, Croatia will be looking to avoid losing consecutive World Cup matches for just the second time, after defeats to Ecuador and then Brazil in 2002 and 2006 respectively.
- With Luka Modric’s start, players 40 years old and older have made 10 appearances at this year’s FIFA World Cup, more games than in any other prior edition.
- Luka Modric will play is 21st game in FIFA World Cup. Since his debut in the competition, in the 2006 edition, only Cristiano Ronaldo (23) and Lionel Messi (27) have played more.
- Two of the last six goals that Panama scored in competitive matches (FIFA World Cup 2026 + Concacaf Qualifiers) were from Cecilio Waterman. However, he’s starting on the bench in this game against Croatia.
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