Panama 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar
View or download the complete 2026 Panama World Cup season schedule: all games, scores, venues, and broadcast info.
Panama 2026 Schedule & Results
Buy Panama Tickets (opens Ticketmaster in a new tab)The Panama play in the FIFA-WORLD-CUP (FIFA World Cup). Their 2026 schedule includes 3 games. They have 2 home games and 1 away games this season.
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Panama in Group L: the 2026 World Cup task ahead
Panama begin the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Group L, drawn against Ghana, Croatia, and England. As the CONCACAF side in the pool, Panama line up against one CAF team in Ghana and two UEFA teams in Croatia and England, a draw that asks them to handle three very different styles. Their three group games run from June 17 to June 27 and split across two host countries. Panama open against Ghana at Toronto Stadium on June 17, a 7:00 PM ET kickoff where they are the away side. They return to the same Toronto venue to face Croatia on June 23 at 7:00 PM ET, this time as the home team, before closing against England at the New York/New Jersey Stadium on June 27 at 5:00 PM ET, again on home footing. Panama have never won the World Cup, so they carry no record into the tournament, only the chance to make one. The 48-team format rewards the top two of every group with automatic passage and adds the eight best third-placed teams to fill a 32-team knockout round, which keeps a path open for sides who start well. For Panama, the Ghana opener is the game that could shape everything. There is a quirk to the schedule that may help. Panama play their first two games at the same Toronto venue, so the surroundings stay constant from the Ghana opener into the Croatia match before the group moves to New York. The kickoffs cluster too, with two 7:00 PM ET starts and a 5:00 PM ET finale, all inside the same Eastern window. Three fixtures, two countries, and a campaign that runs right up to the final round on June 27.
Panama's Group L fixtures, date and kickoff
Panama's group is three games inside an 11-day stretch, with kickoff times that suit viewers across the Americas. It starts with Ghana on Wednesday, June 17 at Toronto Stadium, a 7:00 PM ET kickoff where Panama are the away side. Six days later they are back at Toronto Stadium to meet Croatia on Tuesday, June 23, another 7:00 PM ET start, and this time Panama take the home-team slot at a venue they will already know. The group closes against England on Saturday, June 27 at the New York/New Jersey Stadium, a 5:00 PM ET kickoff with Panama listed as the home team once more. Two host countries, two stadiums, and a tidy set of dates to lock in. The rhythm is friendly at the front, with six days between the Ghana and Croatia games, then four days before the England finale. Two of the three carry Panama as the home team, with only the Ghana opener played as the away side. Each fixture in the list below shows the venue, the host city, and the kickoff in US Eastern, and the page updates the times on its own if anything in the schedule shifts across the group stage.
Ghana, Croatia, and England: Panama's group rivals
Group L sets Panama against one CAF side and two from UEFA, a stern run for any CONCACAF team. Ghana, the African entry, are first up in Toronto, and as the closest match on paper it is the fixture Panama will look to for a positive start. Croatia, a European side, come next at the same Toronto venue, with Panama as the home team and a chance to make the familiar setting count. England, past world champions and the other UEFA side in the pool, close the group in New York, where Panama are again the nominal hosts and where a result would be a statement. For Panama, the group is about seizing moments rather than dominating games. With the top two advancing and the best third-placed teams also going through, every point taken from Ghana, Croatia, or England feeds straight into where Panama finish and whether a knockout place stays within reach. The fixture order shapes the task as much as the opponents do. The most winnable game, Ghana, comes first, which gives Panama a chance to build something before the two European sides, and the expanded field has already shown that favourites do not always get their way.
How far the bracket could take Panama
Getting out of Group L is only the first hurdle. The 2026 World Cup widens to 48 teams and a 104-match schedule, and it adds a Round of 32 in front of the established Round of 16. Should Panama top the group, they enter a bracket slot seeded for group winners. Finish second, or advance as one of the eight best third-placed teams across the 12 groups, and the draw can prove harder. From the Round of 32 the route runs to the Round of 16, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final on July 19, with a third-place match for the beaten semifinalists. Panama's first knockout opponent stays unknown until every group has completed its final round, because the bracket only locks once all 12 group positions are confirmed. The moment that opponent is decided, the date, venue, and kickoff appear on this page and inside any calendar you have synced. For planning, that means Panama's knockout dates land in stages, with each round staged somewhere across the USA, Canada, and Mexico. A run beyond the group would carry Panama to host cities the group stage never reached, all of it added here the moment the bracket fills in.
Panama open their 2026 World Cup in Group L
Panama come to the 2026 World Cup without a title to their name and with a draw that will stretch them from the first whistle. The first 48-team World Cup put Panama in Group L alongside Ghana, Croatia, and England, and the three games run from June 17 to June 27 between Toronto and New York.
The group opens north of the border. Panama face Ghana at Toronto Stadium on June 17, a 7:00 PM ET kickoff where Panama are the away side, and it is the fixture most likely to define their tournament. They stay at the same Toronto venue for the second game, hosting Croatia on June 23 at 7:00 PM ET. The finale takes Panama into the United States, where England wait at the New York/New Jersey Stadium on June 27 at 5:00 PM ET, with Panama again the home team. Three games, two host cities, two countries, and all of it inside the Eastern time zone.
The route through is demanding but real. Finishing in a group’s top two earns automatic passage, and the eight leading third-placed teams from the 12 groups fill out the Round of 32. That structure keeps Panama in the conversation if they start well. The Ghana opener is the swing game. Take something from it and Panama head into matches with Croatia and England with belief. Lose it and the two European fixtures become close to must-win, with goal difference a live factor in deciding Group L.
There is a useful shape to how the draw falls for Panama. As the only CONCACAF side in Group L, they face one CAF team and two from UEFA, and the order runs from the most winnable game to the hardest. Ghana come first, then the European pair. The venues help frame the run as well. Panama stay in Toronto for the opening two matches before the group shifts to New York, so they settle into one ground early rather than moving city to city each time out. All three games sit inside the same Eastern window, which keeps the kickoff math simple for supporters following from Panama and across the Americas.
A closer look at Panama’s three group games
The opener carries the most weight. Panama meet Ghana at Toronto Stadium on Wednesday, June 17 at 7:00 PM ET, away from home and against the side they will rate as their most winnable of the three. The expanded field has shown that group games rarely run to form, and Panama will know a positive result here could set the tone for everything that follows. It is the fixture they cannot afford to let slip quietly.
The second game keeps Panama in Toronto. They host Croatia at Toronto Stadium on Tuesday, June 23 at 7:00 PM ET, this time as the home team and at a ground they will already have played on six days earlier. That familiarity is a small edge against a European side many will favour, and Panama will lean on it. A point here would keep their group alive; a win would turn Group L on its head heading into the final round.
The group closes in New York. Panama face England at the New York/New Jersey Stadium on Saturday, June 27 at 5:00 PM ET, listed as the home team against a former world champion. By kickoff the shape of Group L may already be clear, or it may rest on this result and on goal difference. Either way, the New York date is the one to circle, because Panama’s final position decides which half of the knockout bracket they would drop into.
Panama’s possible path through the knockout rounds
Come through Group L and the new format takes over. The 2026 World Cup runs to 104 matches and adds a Round of 32 that the old 32-team event never had. Group winners and runners-up join the eight best third-placed teams in that round, and from there it is straight elimination football: Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on July 19, with a third-place match for the losing semifinalists.
Where Panama finish in Group L shapes the rest. Top the group and the seeding leans their way. Go through in second, or as one of the eight best third-placed teams, and the opening knockout tie can be far tougher. The identity of that opponent cannot be known until all 12 groups have finished, because the pairings only settle once every final group position is locked. You can keep up with the whole picture, each group and the bracket as it builds, on the 2026 World Cup overview.
For Panama, simply reaching the knockout rounds would be ground worth standing on, and the expanded bracket gives sides one more round to chase than at any World Cup before it. Each group result plays out under that shadow. Each point is seeding for the games that decide who keeps going toward the final.
The schedule for that run would arrive in pieces. Panama’s three group dates are fixed, but a Round of 32 fixture would only attach once Group L is settled, then a Round of 16 tie if they win it, and on toward July 19 from there. Each round is staged somewhere across the USA, Canada, and Mexico, so a deep Panama run could reach host cities well beyond Toronto and New York. That is the nature of the expanded format. The group games are set in stone, and everything after them fills in as the results come through.
Downloading and syncing the Panama schedule
Every Panama fixture on this page can sit on your calendar in moments. Use the download button on the schedule above to take the full campaign as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and you can grab the whole group run or just one match if that is all you need.
The ICS file is what most people opt for. Bring it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook and Panama’s group games appear with the kickoff times already converted to your zone, the venue attached, and the host city named. Because the feed draws on live tournament data, it keeps itself right on its own: if a kickoff time moves, or once Panama’s knockout opponents are confirmed, those entries change with no effort from you.
Watching more than one country this summer? The same downloads exist for every nation at the 2026 World Cup, so you can set Panama’s three group games beside another team’s and follow the whole tournament on a single calendar. Note the Group L dates first, June 17, June 23, and June 27, then let the knockout matches slot in as the bracket takes shape.
Panama World Cup FAQ
Which group is Panama in at the 2026 World Cup?
Panama is in Group L at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside Ghana, Croatia, and England.
When does Panama play at the 2026 World Cup?
Panama's group-stage matches are vs Ghana on June 17, vs Croatia on June 23, and vs England on June 27, with kickoff times shown above in your timezone. Knockout fixtures are added once their opponents are decided.
How do I download Panama's World Cup schedule?
Use the download button on the schedule above to save Panama's fixtures as an ICS calendar, CSV, or printable PDF, then sync to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.
Add Panama's World Cup fixtures to your calendar
Get every Panama fixture, from the Group L games to any knockout match they reach, as an ICS, CSV, or printable PDF. Add it the once and every later change lands on its own.