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Ghana 1-0 Panama · World Cup 2026

Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Ghana and Panama met in the World Cup 2026 at BMO Field in Toronto on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.

Goalscorers

Ghana: C. Yirenkyi 90'. Panama did not score.

How the match went

Panama saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Ghana had 7 shots with 2 on target, Panama 11 with 4 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 2 to Ghana and 2 to Panama. Ghana conceded 9 fouls, Panama 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Ghana, 2 for Panama).

Line-ups

Ghana started in a 4-4-1-1: Lawrence Ati Zigi, Marvin Senaya, Jonas Adjei Adjetey, Jerome Opoku, Gideon Mensah, Ernest Nuamah, Caleb Yirenkyi, Elisha Owusu, Antoine Semenyo, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Jordan Ayew.

Panama started in a 3-4-3: Orlando Mosquera, Jiovany Ramos, José Córdoba, Andrés Andrade, Amir Murillo, Carlos Harvey, Yoel Bárcenas, César Blackman, Cristian Martínez, Cecilio Waterman, José Luis Rodríguez.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Ghana 0-0 Panama.
  2. 90+5'Goal! Ghana 1-0 Panama. C. Yirenkyi (Ghana) scores, assisted by B. Thomas-Asante.
  3. 90'Full-time. Ghana 1-0 Panama.
Full commentary (37 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Ghana vs Panama.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. C. Waterman (Panama), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. C. Blackman (Panama), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 16'Yellow card for C. Yirenkyi (Ghana).
  5. 38'Attempt missed. J. Ramos (Panama), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  6. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  7. 45'Half-time. Ghana 0-0 Panama.
  8. 46'The second half is under way.
  9. 46'Substitution, Ghana: B. Asare comes on for L. A. Zigi.
  10. 48'Attempt saved. J. A. Adjetey (Ghana), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  11. 50'Attempt missed. C. Yirenkyi (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 53'Attempt blocked. Y. Bárcenas (Panama), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 58'Substitution, Ghana: A. F. Issahaku comes on for E. Nuamah.
  14. 58'Substitution, Ghana: B. Thomas-Asante comes on for K. Sulemana.
  15. 59'Attempt missed. A. F. Issahaku (Ghana), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  16. 60'Attempt missed. C. Martínez (Panama), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  17. 60'Attempt missed. C. Harvey (Panama), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  18. 63'Substitution, Panama: A. Londoño comes on for C. Martínez.
  19. 63'Substitution, Panama: J. Fajardo comes on for C. Waterman.
  20. 64'Attempt saved. C. Blackman (Panama), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  21. 66'Attempt missed. A. Semenyo (Ghana), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  22. 67'Attempt missed. J. Ramos (Panama), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  23. 67'Attempt blocked. A. Semenyo (Ghana), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  24. 72'Yellow card for C. Blackman (Panama).
  25. 73'Attempt missed. J. A. Adjetey (Ghana), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  26. 74'Substitution, Panama: I. Díaz comes on for J. L. Rodríguez.
  27. 78'Substitution, Ghana: K. Sibo comes on for E. Owusu.
  28. 85'Attempt saved. I. Díaz (Panama), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  29. 87'Substitution, Ghana: P. K. Adu comes on for J. Ayew.
  30. 87'Attempt missed. Y. Bárcenas (Panama), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  31. 90'Substitution, Panama: A. Godoy comes on for C. Blackman.
  32. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  33. 90+5'Goal! Ghana 1-0 Panama. C. Yirenkyi (Ghana) scores, assisted by B. Thomas-Asante.
  34. 90+9'Yellow card for C. Harvey (Panama).
  35. 90+9'Attempt saved. I. Díaz (Panama), header from a set piece. xG 0.24.
  36. 90+9'Attempt missed. O. Mosquera (Panama), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  37. 90'Full-time. Ghana 1-0 Panama.
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