Panama national football team

Panama
Nickname(s)	Los Canaleros (The Canal Men); La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Association	Federación Panameña de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Thomas Christiansen
Captain	Román Torres
Most caps	Gabriel Gómez (149)
Top scorer	Blas Pérez; Luis Tejada (43)
Home stadium	Estadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA code	PAN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	81 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest	29 (March 2014)
Lowest	150 (August 1995)
First international
	Panama 3–1 Venezuela ; (Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)[2]
Biggest win
	Panama 12–1 Puerto Rico ; (Barranquilla, Colombia; 13 December 1946)[2]
Biggest defeat
	Panama 0–11 Costa Rica ; (Panama City, Panama; 16 February 1938)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	Group stage (2018)
CONCACAF Championship; & Gold Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1963)
Best result	Runners-up (2005, 2013)
Copa América
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Group stage (2016)

The Panama national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international association football and it is governed by Panamanian Football Federation, The team represents all three FIFA, CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF.

Panama qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time for the 2018 tournament in Russia and scored their first goal of the World Cup against England, although they lost the match 6–1. Having finished dead last, it was Panama's worst performance in its debut appearance.[3][4]

Panama finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup[5] and 2013 Gold Cup,[6] losing to the United States on both occasions. Panama has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship which they won in 2009, beating Costa Rica in the final (0–0 on full-time, 5–3 on penalties). They finished in third place on three occasions (1993, 2011, 2014), and finished as runners-up in the 2017 edition, which they hosted.

The national team is nicknamed "Los Canaleros" ("The Canal Men"), in reference to the Panama Canal.

History

2014 World Cup qualifying

Panama came close to advancing out of the fourth round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. In their last match, which was against the United States, they led 2–1 after 90 minutes and were poised to advance to a play-off against New Zealand, but conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the playoff slot instead.[7]

2018 World Cup qualifying

Four years after failing to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, Los Canaleros finally qualified for the World Cup after defeating Costa Rica 2−1 in their final qualifying match,[8] which meant that the United States, who lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2–1, failed to qualify for the first time since 1986.[9] Román Torres, who scored the winning goal in the 88th minute, was subsequently considered a national hero.[10] The day after the match, the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela declared a national holiday to commemorate the achievement, stating on his Twitter profile: "The voice of the people has been heard... Tomorrow will be a national holiday".[11][12]

2018 World Cup

The national football team of Panama were drawn in Group G, together with European giants Belgium and England and the African side Tunisia.[13] Their debut World Cup match was against Belgium, on 18 June 2018. Los Canaleros initially held on, with the score 0–0 at half-time, before eventually suffering a 3–0 loss.[14][15] Six days later, Panama faced England, and this time succumbed to a 6–1 defeat; Felipe Baloy's late goal was the nation's first at a World Cup, but it was not enough to save them from elimination.[16] A 2–1 loss to Tunisia in their final game meant that Panama finished bottom of their group - and 32nd and last in the tournament overall - having lost all three of their games and conceded eleven goals.

2018 FIFA World Cup Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	2	1	8	3	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Tunisia	3	1	2	5	8	−3	3
4	Panama	3	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

18 June 2018

18:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Belgium	3–0	Panama
Mertens 47' Lukaku 69', 75'	Report

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 43,257[17]

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

24 June 2018

15:00 MSK (UTC+3)

England	6–1	Panama
Stones 8', 40' Kane 22' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 62' Lingard 36'	Report	Baloy 78'

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

Attendance: 43,319[18]

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

28 June 2018

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Panama	1–2	Tunisia
Meriah 33' (o.g.)	Report	F. Ben Youssef 51' Khazri 66'

Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Attendance: 37,168[19]

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									Declined participation
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Did not qualify									6	1	1	4	7	21
1982										8	0	1	7	3	24
1986										2	0	0	2	0	4
1990										2	0	1	1	1	3
1994										2	1	0	1	2	5
1998										8	3	2	3	14	13
2002										10	3	1	6	9	19
2006										18	4	4	10	19	32
2010										2	1	0	1	2	3
2014										20	8	7	5	31	18
2018	Group Stage	32nd	3	0	0	3	2	11		16	6	5	5	16	15
2022	To be determined									To be determined
	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total	Group Stage	1/23	3	0	0	3	2	11	94	27	22	45	104	157

CCCF Championship

The CCCF tournament began in 1941, but was later abolished in 1961.

1941 – Fourth Place
1946 – Fifth Place
1948 – Third Place
1951 – Champions
1953 – Seventh Place
1957 – Fourth Place
1961 – First Round

CONCACAF Championship

The CONCACAF Championship tournament began in 1963, but was later abolished in 1989.

1963 – First Round

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA
1963	Group stage	6th	4	1	2	1	8	4
1965	Did not enter
1967	Did not qualify
1969	Did not qualify
1971	Did not enter
1973	Did not enter
1977	Did not qualify
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did not enter
1993	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	8
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005	Runners-up	2nd	6	2	3	1	7	6
2007	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	6	7
2009	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	7	5
2011	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	2	1	7	6
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	11	4
2015	Third place	3rd	6	0	5	1	6	7
2017	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	6	3
2019	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	6	4
Total	10/25	10/27	46	15	17	14	67	54

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	First Round
1993	Third Place
1995	Fifth Place
1997	Fifth Place
1999	Did not enter
2001	Fourth Place
2003	Fifth Place
2005	Fourth Place
2007	Runners-up
2009	Champions
2011	Third Place
2013	Fifth Place
2015	Third Place
2017	Runners-up
Total		13/14

Copa América

CONMEBOL Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1993¹	Not Invited
1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2007
2011
2015
2016²	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	4	10
2019	Not Invited
2021	Not Invited
Total	Group stage	1/12	3	1	0	2	4	10

¹ Ecuador 1993 was the first time nations from outside the CONMEBOL were invited.

² United States 2016 was the first time nations from outside the CONMEBOL could qualify and host.

Honours

CONCACAF Championship / CONCACAF Gold Cup

Runners-up: 2005, 2013
Third place: 2011, 2015

Copa Centroamericana

Winners: 2009
Runners-up: 2007, 2017
Third place: 1993, 2011, 2014

CCCF Championship

Winners: 1951
Third place: 1948

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

5 September 2019 Nations League A	Bermuda	1–4	Panama	Hamilton, Bermuda
18:00 AT (UTC–3)	Cummings 44' (o.g.)	Report	Torres 31', 66' Blackburn 45' Carrasquilla 90+3'	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Raúl Castro Zúñiga (Honduras)

8 September 2019 Nations League A	Panama	0–2	Bermuda	Panama City, Panama
21:00 ET (UTC–5)		Report	Wells 22', 61'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)

15 October 2019 Nations League A	Mexico	3–1	Panama	Mexico City, Mexico
21:30	Alvarado 28' Macías 75' Pizarro 90+2'	Report	Salcedo 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

15 November 2019 Nations League A	Panama	0–3	Mexico	Panama City, Panama
22:00		Report	Jiménez 8', 85' (pen.) Álvarez 70'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

2020

25 February 2020 Friendly	Nicaragua	0–0	Panama	Managua, Nicaragua
		Report		Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium

4 March 2020 Friendly	Guatemala	0–2	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
		Report	Murillo 45' Aguilar 83'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Nicaragua on 25 February and Guatemala on 4 March 2020.
Caps and goals as of 4 March 2020, after the match against Guatemala.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	José Calderón	(1985-08-14) 14 August 1985	41	0	Comunicaciones
1GK	José Guerra	(1994-09-12) 12 September 1994	1	0	Independiente La Chorrera
1GK	Marcos Allen	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999	0	0	Plaza Amador

2DF	Jan Carlos Vargas	(1994-09-27) 27 September 1994	11	0	Tauro
2DF	Francisco Palacios	(1990-12-10) 10 December 1990	10	0	San Francisco
2DF	José Murillo	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995	2	1	Plaza Amador
2DF	Óscar Linton	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993	2	0	Costa del Este
2DF	Jiovany Ramos	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	2	0	San Francisco
2DF	Gilberto Hernández	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997	0	0	Árabe Unido

3MF	Josiel Núñez	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993	15	2	Universitario
3MF	Alfredo Stephens	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994	13	1	Universitario
3MF	Rolando Botello	(1991-11-20) 20 November 1991	8	0	Tauro
3MF	Omar Browne	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994	8	0	San Carlos
3MF	Ricardo Clarke	(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992	6	0	Sporting San Miguelito
3MF	Irving Gudiño	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000	2	0	Tauro
3MF	César Yanis	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996	2	0	Costa del Este
3MF	Alejandro Yearwood	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996	2	0	Árabe Unido
3MF	Iván Anderson	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997	1	0	Tauro
3MF	Alejandro Ferrera	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998	1	0	Árabe Unido
3MF	Jhamal Rodríguez	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995	1	0	San Francisco

4FW	Edwin Aguilar	(1985-08-07) 7 August 1985	31	7	Tauro
4FW	Carlos Small	(1995-03-13) 13 March 1995	6	2	Árabe Unido

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past year.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jorginho Frías	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001	0	0	Tauro	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
GK	Luis Mejía	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991	24	0	Nacional	v. Mexico, 15 October 2019

DF	Román Torres (Captain)	(1986-03-20) 20 March 1986	119	10	Inter Miami	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF	Adolfo Machado	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985	87	2	Alajuelense	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF	Fidel Escobar	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995	43	1	Córdoba	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF	Azmahar Ariano	(1991-01-14) 14 January 1991	5	0	Plaza Amador	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF	César Blackman	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998	4	0	Dunajská Streda	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF	Andrés Andrade	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998	1	0	LASK	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF	Erick Davis	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991	52	1	Dunajská Streda	v. Mexico, 15 October 2019
DF	Harold Cummings	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992	65	1	Unión Española	v. Bermuda, 8 September 2019
DF	Michael Murillo	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996	37	2	Anderlecht	v. Bermuda, 8 September 2019
DF	Luis Ovalle	(1988-09-07) 7 September 1988	26	0	Plaza Amador	v. Bermuda, 8 September 2019

MF	Armando Cooper	(1987-11-26) 26 November 1987	112	9	Árabe Unido	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF	Alberto Quintero	(1987-12-18) 18 December 1987	102	4	Universitario	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF	Édgar Bárcenas	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993	41	2	Oviedo	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF	José Luis Rodríguez	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998	19	0	Alavés B	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF	Abdiel Ayarza	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992	2	0	Cienciano	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF	Carlos Harvey	(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000	1	0	LA Galaxy	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF	Luis Choy	(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996	0	0	Atlético Huila	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF	Aníbal Godoy	(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990	100	1	Nashville	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019 ^INJ
MF	Adalberto Carrasquilla	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998	9	1	Cartagena	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019 ^INJ
MF	Ángel Orelién	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001	2	0	Cruz Azul	v. Mexico, 15 October 2019

FW	Gabriel Torres	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988	87	18	Independiente del Valle	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW	Abdiel Arroyo	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993	49	7	Newcastle Jets	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW	José Fajardo	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	10	0	La Equidad	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW	Cecilio Waterman	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991	8	0	Universidad de Concepción	v. Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW	Jorlian Sánchez	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996	1	0	UdeG	v. Mexico, 15 October 2019
FW	Rolando Blackburn	(1990-01-09) 9 January 1990	38	6	The Strongest	v. Bermuda, 8 September 2019
^INJ Withdrew due to injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Retired from the national team. ^WD Withdrew for personal reasons.

Player records

Most capped players

As of 8 September 2019, the players with the most appearances for Panama are:[20]

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Gabriel Gómez	2003–2018	149	12
2	Jaime Penedo	2003–2018	137	0
3	Blas Pérez	2001–2018	122	43
4	Román Torres	2005–present	118	10
5	Armando Cooper	2006–present	109	8
6	Luis Tejada	2001–2018	108	43
7	Felipe Baloy	2001–2018	103	4
8	Alberto Quintero	2007–present	102	4
9	Aníbal Godoy	2010–present	100	1
10	Luis Henríquez	2003–2016	89	2

Bold denotes still active players.

Top goalscorers

As of 8 September 2019, the players with the most goals for Panama are:[20]

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps
1	Luis Tejada	2001–2018	43	108
1	Blas Pérez	2001–2018	43	122
3	Luis Ernesto Tapia	1960–1979	20	77
4	Jorge Dely Valdés	1991–2005	19	48
5	Julio Dely Valdés	1990–2005	18	44
6	Roberto Brown	2000–2011	15	54
6	Gabriel Torres	2005–present	18	85
8	Gabriel Gómez	2003–2018	12	149
9	Víctor René Mendieta	1980–2000	11	31
9	Ricardo Phillips	1996–2010	11	84

Bold denotes still active players.

Managers

Managers of the Panama national football team and their terms.

Romeo Parravicini (1938)
Manuel Sánchez Durán (1941)
Emel Ospino (1946)
Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1946)
Óscar Suman Carrillo (1949)
Gilberto Casanova (1950)
Moses Stern (1950)
Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1951)
Rogelio Díaz (1952)
Emel Ospino (1956)
José Bech Casablanca (1961)

Raúl "Che" Álvarez (1963–64)
José Bech Casablanca (1967)
Luis Carlos Ponce (1967)
Néstor Valdez Moraga (1969)
Renato Panay (1976)
Omar Muraco (1978)
Edgardo Bone Baldi (1979)
Luis Borghini (1980)
Rubén Cárdenas (1980)
Orlando Muñoz (1984)
Carlos Cavagnaro (1984)

Juan Colecchio (1986–1987)
Miguel Mansilla (1987–1988)
Miguel Mansilla (1990)
Gustavo de Simone (1992)
Orlando Muñoz (1995)
César Maturana (1995–96)
Óscar Aristizábal (1999)
Miguel Mansilla (1999–2000)
Ezequiel Fernandez (2000)
Leopoldo Lee (2000)
Mihai Stoichiță (2001)

Billy Stenning (2001–02)
Carlos Alberto da Luz (2002–03)
José Eugenio Hernández (2004–05)
Julio Dely Valdés (2006, interim)
Víctor René Mendieta (2006, interim)
Alexandre Guimarães (2006–08)
Gary Stempel (2008–09)
Julio Dely Valdés (2010–13)
Hernán Darío Gómez (2014–2018)
Gary Stempel (2018–2019)
Julio Dely Valdés (2019)
Américo Gallego (2019-2020)
Thomas Christiansen (2020-)

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"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
"From agony to ecstasy: Panama's remarkable journey to the 2018 World Cup and a night they'll never forget". The Independent. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
"The wildest night in CONCACAF history? How the U.S. exit played out". ESPN. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
"CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"U.S. MNT Wins CONCACAF Gold Cup with 1-0 Victory against Panama". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"USA Saves Mexico From World Cup Elimination In The Most Unbelievable Night In North American Soccer History". Business Insider. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Panama-Costa Rica - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 USA". BBC Sport. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"Roman Torres: Panama's 'film star' footballer dreams of beating England at World Cup". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"Panama gets holiday after World Cup win". BBC News. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"National holiday in Panama as World Cup place sealed | Goal.com". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"England get Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in World Cup draw". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Belgium - Panama - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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Rathborn, Jack (24 June 2018). "Panama fans wildly celebrate first ever World Cup goal vs England". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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External links

Panama Football Federation official website
Panama at FIFA.com

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[panama_rsssf-2] Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[3] "From agony to ecstasy: Panama's remarkable journey to the 2018 World Cup and a night they'll never forget". The Independent. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[4] "The wildest night in CONCACAF history? How the U.S. exit played out". ESPN. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[5] "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[6] "U.S. MNT Wins CONCACAF Gold Cup with 1-0 Victory against Panama". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[Business_Insider-7] "USA Saves Mexico From World Cup Elimination In The Most Unbelievable Night In North American Soccer History". Business Insider. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

[8] FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Panama-Costa Rica - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[9] "Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 USA". BBC Sport. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[10] "Roman Torres: Panama's 'film star' footballer dreams of beating England at World Cup". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[11] "Panama gets holiday after World Cup win". BBC News. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[12] "National holiday in Panama as World Cup place sealed | Goal.com". Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[13] "England get Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in World Cup draw". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[14] FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Belgium - Panama - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[15] Ducker, James; Bagchi, Rob (18 June 2018). "Romelu Lukaku double helps Belgium to winning World Cup start against Panama". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[16] Rathborn, Jack (24 June 2018). "Panama fans wildly celebrate first ever World Cup goal vs England". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[17] "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.

[18] "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.

[19] "Match report – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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Panama national football team
General	Federation History Managers
Stadiums	Estadio Rommel Fernández
Statistics	World Cup Gold Cup Copa América Honors
Players	Squad International players
Rivalries	Colombia Costa Rica Honduras
World Cup	2018
Gold Cup	1963 1993 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Copa América	2016
Other tournaments	Copa Centroamericana Pan American Games
Matches	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Panamanian teams	Men's team U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Women's team WU-20 WU-17 Futsal Beach soccer

2018 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	France
Runners-up	Croatia
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	England
Quarter-finals	Brazil Russia Sweden Uruguay
Round of 16	Argentina Colombia Denmark Japan Mexico Portugal Spain Switzerland
Group stage	Australia Costa Rica Egypt Germany Iceland Iran Morocco Nigeria Panama Peru Poland Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia South Korea Tunisia

National football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.