Croatian footballers beat Panama 1:0 at the World Cup in Toronto and kept alive their chances of advancing from Group L. Captain Luka Modrić took the field for his landmark 200th appearance for the national team and celebrated the milestone start with a win. teraz.sk ↗
The favored Croatian team struggled to assert itself against the underdog. Panama held out for a long time and, according to available information, caused their opponents a number of problems. The decisive moment came in the 54th minute, when substitute forward Ante Budimir found the net. His goal brought Croatia their first points of the tournament and significantly improved their situation in the fight for the knockout stage. Der Standard ↗
For Panama, the defeat carried the opposite significance. After the narrow loss, they lost their chance of advancing, even though they managed to keep the match open against a stronger opponent until the second half. Croatia, after early difficulties, got back into contention for further participation in the tournament. irozhlas.cz ↗
In the same group, Colombia defeated Congo, which further affected the advancement prospects of the individual teams. Croatia will need to build on the result from Toronto in their next match, while Panama can now only play for final placement and a dignified end to the tournament. Le Figaro ↗
Modrić celebrates 200th cap with Croatia's win over Panama
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Panama nervt Favoriten: Kroatien zittert sich zu lebenswichtigem Sieg
n-tv
| 03:04 24.06.
Fußball-WM: Sieg zum Jubiläum: Modric jubelt mit Kroatien
Tagesspiegel
| 02:55 24.06.
Chorváti zdolali Panamu 1:0, Panama stratila šancu na postup
teraz.sk
| 06:30 24.06.
Chorvaté a na mistrovství světa přehráli Panamu a drží šanci na postup. Kolumbie si poradila s Kongem
irozhlas.cz
| 06:21 24.06.
Kroatien ringt Panama bei Modrićs 200. Länderspiel nieder
Der Standard
| 06:09 24.06.
Coupe du monde 2026 : la Croatie fait le boulot et condamne le Panama
Le Figaro
| 04:08 24.06.
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