Follow the 2026 FIFA World Cup game between Ghana and Panama, as the two sides meet in their opening match in Group L. You can analyse all the stats and play around in our Opta-powered chalkboards.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Ghana vs Panama stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group L meeting at Toronto Stadium on 17 June.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Ghana vs Panama: Pre-Match Opta Facts
This will be the first ever meeting between Ghana and Panama. Ghana’s three previous FIFA World Cup matches with CONCACAF teams all came against the USA – the Black Stars won two (2006 and 2010) and lost one (2014). Meanwhile, Panama’s sole World Cup match against an African side was a 2-1 defeat to Tunisia in the 2018 group phase. Ghana are making their fifth FIFA World Cup appearance, all in the 21st century. Their best result was a 2010 quarter-final exit on penalties to Uruguay, while they were eliminated in the group stage in their last two participations (2014 and 2022). Ghana qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as group winners, winning eight of their 10 matches (D1 L1). Their only defeat was a 1-0 away loss to Comoros. Ghana have won only one of their last seven matches at the FIFA World Cup (D2 L4), it was against Korea Republic in the 2022 group stage (3-2). Ghana have conceded in each of their last 10 FIFA World Cup matches, shipping 2+ in each of their last six games. Their last clean sheet was against Serbia in the 2010 group stage (1-0). Four of Ghana’s last eight FIFA World Cup goals have been headers. They were also the most prolific side from headers in CAF qualifying, with nine of their 23 goals (39%) coming via the aerial route. Panama are playing in their second FIFA World Cup. In 2018, they finished bottom of their group, losing all three of their matches and conceding 11 goals. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Panama conceded more goals than any other side (11), had the second-highest expected goals against per game figure (2.3) and the fourth-lowest possession percentage (36.3%). Panama and Curaçao were the only sides to avoid defeat in 2026 CONCACAF qualifying among teams to reach the second round (W7 D3). Panama also recorded the highest number of turnovers (82) and pressed sequences (138), while only Guatemala (6) scored more headed goals (5). Ghana forward Jordan Ayew was involved in 14 goals during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (7 goals, 7 assists), the joint-most in the CAF section alongside Algeria’s Mohammed Amoura. Carlos Queiroz will lead Ghana, becoming the third head coach to manage in five different editions of the FIFA World Cup, alongside Carlos Alberto Parreira (6) and Bora Milutinović (5). Only three players recorded more assists in the CONCACAF qualifiers than Panama’s Amir Murillo (3), while he also ranked second for expected assists (2.6). Panama’s Ismael Díaz was the top scorer in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, netting twice as many goals as any other player (6 goals for Díaz, 3 for the next best).Enjoy this? Add Opta Analyst as a preferred source by clicking here.
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Ghana vs Panama Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026 Live Opta Analyst.
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