Panama at the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see Panama at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Panama national team at the 2018 World Cup in Russia

Panama has qualified once for the FIFA World Cup, the 2018 edition. They directly qualified after securing the third spot in the hexagonal on the final round. This meant that after 10 failed qualification campaigns, Panama appeared at the World Cup for the first time in their history.[1]

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 Group stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 2 11
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify
Total Group stage 1/22 3 0 0 3 2 11
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Russia 2018

Further information: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup

Following a 2–1 home win over Costa Rica in the final round of the hexagonal, Panama secured their spot in Russia 2018, finishing third in the CONCACAF qualification.[2][3]

Group stage

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Belgium 3–0 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,257[4]
England 6–1 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,319[5]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Panama 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 37,168[6]

Record players

Román Torres captained Panama in all three matches at the FIFA World Cup 2018.

Seven players were fielded in all three of Panama FIFA World Cup matches in 2018, making them record World Cup players for their country.

Rank Player Matches
1 Édgar Bárcenas 3
Fidel Escobar 3
Aníbal Godoy 3
Gabriel Gómez 3
Jaime Penedo 3
José Luis Rodríguez 3
Román Torres 3

Top goalscorers

At a score of 6–0 in favour of England at the 2018 World Cup, Felipe Baloy scored after a long free kick by Ricardo Avila for Panama's first World Cup goal. In the following match against Tunisia, Panama scored through an own goal by Tunisian defender Yassine Meriah.

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Felipe Baloy 1 2018

See also

References

  1. ^ "The wildest night in CONCACAF history? How the U.S. exit played out". ESPN. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Phantom goal helps Panama beat Costa Rica, qualify for WC over U.S." ESPN. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Final-day drama leaves Panama smiling, USA despairing". FIFA.com. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group G – Belgium v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group G – England v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Match report – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.