Panama

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3Continental finals reached

Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Full odds: CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup · every title race

Greatest games

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

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

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