Panama
Coach
Thomas Christiansen
World Cup Appearances
2
Best Finish
Group Stage (2018)
Training Base
New Tecumseth, Ontario
Nottawasaga Training Site
Complete Team Guide
Panama return to the World Cup for only the second time in their history with one of the tournament's most emotional squad stories. Alberto Quintero, 38, was selected for the 2018 World Cup and then injured out weeks before it. Eight years later, Thomas Christiansen has named him in the 26 for 2026. Captain Aníbal Godoy brings 159 caps at 36. Adalberto Carrasquilla won the CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Ball in 2023. Amir Murillo became the first Panamanian at Beşiktaş. Christiansen has publicly compared his team's ambitions to Morocco's 2022 semi-final run. Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana.
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Panama World Cup 2026 Group
What group is Panama in for World Cup 2026? Panama is in Group L at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Follow the group fixtures, standings, and knockout path from the Group L page.
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Road to 2026
Panama are back at the World Cup after finishing top of their Concacaf group, and FIFA's qualified-teams tracker notes that the decisive moment was a 3-0 win over El Salvador on the final matchday. That matters because Los Canaleros continue to look like one of the region's most reliably difficult teams outside the biggest names.
Key Players
Adalberto Carrasquilla
Midfielder
Houston Dynamo
Carrasquilla is the technical centre of the team and the midfielder most capable of changing Panama's level from functional to dangerous.
José Fajardo
Forward
Pachuca
Fajardo gives Panama a direct No. 9 profile and remains important in the type of transition-heavy games they often play.
Cecilio Waterman
Forward
Coquimbo Unido
Waterman adds another experienced scoring option and helps keep the attack from becoming too predictable.
César Blackman
Defender
Slovan Bratislava
FIFA's qualified-teams tracker highlighted Blackman celebrating in the decisive win over El Salvador, and he brings pace from the back line.
Orlando Mosquera
Goalkeeper
Al-Fayha
Mosquera's calm goalkeeping is important in a side that usually relies on structure and discipline rather than dominance.
Goalkeepers
Orlando Mosquera
Al Fayha
Luis Mejía
Nacional
César Samudio
Marathón
Defenders
César Blackman
Slovan Bratislava
Jorge Gutiérrez
Deportivo La Guaira
Amir Murillo
Beşiktaş
Fidel Escobar
Saprissa
Andrés Andrade
LASK
Edgardo Fariña
Pari Nizhny Novgorod
José Córdoba
Norwich City
Éric Davis
Plaza Amador
Jiovany Ramos
Puerto Cabello
Roderick Miller
Turan Tovuz
Midfielders
Aníbal Godoy
San Diego FC
Adalberto Carrasquilla
Pumas UNAM
Carlos Harvey
Minnesota United
Cristian Martínez
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
José Luis Rodríguez
Juárez
César Yanis
Cobresal
Yoel Bárcenas
Mazatlán
Alberto Quintero
Plaza Amador
Azarias Londoño
Universidad Católica
Attackers
Ismael Díaz
León
Cecilio Waterman
Universidad de Concepción
José Fajardo
Universidad Católica
Tomás Rodríguez
Saprissa
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