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#52ELO· 2026-07-19#44FIFA· 2026-07-19
3Continental finals reached

Greatest games

Panama's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

L 0-1 v Croatia
#1
Date
2026-06-23
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.134
L 0-1 v Ghana
#2
Date
2026-06-17
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.086
L 0-2 v England
#3
Date
2026-06-27
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.044
L 2-4 v Chile
#4
Date
2016-06-14
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
1.005
W 2-1 v United States
#5
Date
2024-06-27
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.972
L 1-6 v England
#6
Date
2018-06-24
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.935
L 1-3 v Uruguay
#7
Date
2024-06-23
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
0.915
L 0-5 v Colombia
#8
Date
2024-07-06
Stage
Copa América · Quarterfinals
Game Score
0.865
L 0-3 v Belgium
#9
Date
2018-06-18
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.851
L 1-2 v Tunisia
#10
Date
2018-06-28
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.838

Footprint

Tournament appearances
20
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
2
Continental appearances
15
Last final reached
2025
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Panama. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Senegal
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 4.50 · distance 0.65
Tahiti
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 1.80 · distance 0.73
Colombia
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 5.50 · distance 0.87
Jamaica
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.00 · distance 0.94
China
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.00 · distance 0.95

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2026
Panama
2025Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2025
Panama
2025Other
Final
2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Panama
2024Copa
Quarterfinal
Copa América 2024
Panama
2023Gold
Final
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2023
Panama
2023Other
Semifinal
2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Panama
2021Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2021
Panama
2019Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2019
Panama
2018WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2018
Panama
2017Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2017
Panama
2016Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2016
Panama
2015Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2015
Panama
2013Gold
Final
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2013
Panama
2011Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2011
Panama
2009Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2009
Panama
2007Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2007
Panama
2005Gold
Final
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2005
Panama
1993Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1993
Panama
1963Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1963
Panama
1952Other
Appearance
1952 Pan-American Championship
Panama

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2025 Lost
CONCACAF Nations League
Mexico
Score
1-2
Venue
SoFi Stadium, United States
2023 Lost
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Mexico
Score
0-1
Venue
SoFi Stadium, United States
2013 Lost
CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States
Score
0-1
Venue
Soldier Field, United States
2005 Lost
CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States
Score
0-0 (PKs 1)
Venue
Giants Stadium, United States