World Cup 2026 · Group L
Panama
BMO Field
#33
FIFA Ranking
as of Apr 2026
2
World Cup Appearances
Group stage
Best Finish
2018
Last Appearance
Group stage
Group Stage Schedule
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If Panama Advances…
Potential host cities and match numbers for each knockout round.
How 3rd-place qualification works
After the group stage, all 12 third-place finishers are ranked together by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. The top 8 advance to the Round of 32 — finishing best among 3rd-place teams does not earn a better slot or path, it just confirms qualification.
Which specific R32 match they play in is determined by a FIFA bracket table based on which 8 groups produced the qualifying teams — not by how they ranked among 3rd-place finishers. That means the exact city and match number can't be known until all group stage matches are complete.
The scenarios below show every possible R32 slot for Panama if they qualify as a 3rd-place team. Once the group stage ends, exactly one of these will apply.
Paths and match numbers are based on the official bracket. Actual results will vary.
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Squad
Official rosters are due June 2. We'll update this page once confirmed by FIFA.
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Luis Mejía | Age 35 | Nacional |
| Orlando Mosquera | Age 31 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Defenders | ||
| Cesar Samudio | Age 32 | Persepolis |
| Roderick Miller | Age 34 | Turan Tovuz |
| Éric Davis | Age 35 | Plaza Amador |
| Andrés Andrade | Age 27 | LASK |
| César Blackman | Age 28 | Slovan Bratislava |
| Jorge Gutiérrez | Age 27 | Deportivo La Guaira |
| Jiovany Ramos | Age 29 | Puerto Cabello |
| Martín Krug | Age 19 | Atlético Levante |
| Michael Murillo | Age 30 | Bayern Munich |
| José Cordoba | Age 25 | Norwich City |
| Midfielders | ||
| Aníbal Godoy | Age 36 | San Diego |
| Ismael Díaz | Age 29 | León |
| Carlos Harvey | Age 26 | Minnesota United |
| César Yanis | Age 30 | Cobresal |
| Christian Martinez | Age 29 | Sevilla |
| Adalberto Carrasquilla | Age 27 | Universitatea Cluj |
| Édgar Bárcenas | Age 32 | Al-Ittihad |
| Forwards | ||
| José Fajardo | Age 32 | Universidad Católica |
| Cecilio Waterman | Age 35 | Universidad de Concepción |
| Kadir Barría | Age 18 | Botafogo |
| José Luis Rodríguez | Age 27 | Juárez |