Group L
Panama
- Manager
- Thomas Christiansen
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 26
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 35.3%
- Round of 16
- 7.6%
- Quarter-final
- 1.3%
- Semi-final
- 0.2%
- Final
- 0.0%
- Champion
- 0.0%
Market champion price 0.1% · model edge -0.0%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04A comfortable low-block 3-4-2-1 that gets the 10s 1v1 and overlaps the wing-backs to cross — excellent at the top end but with issues to fix.
Style · 3-4-2-1 — play to get the wingers (10s) 1v1, overlapping FBs & WBs, crosses into the box, central block structure, comfortable low-block defending.
Counter-reliance ·mediumComfortable low-block — can spring from deep
Strengths
- +Comfortable low-block defending
- +1v1 creators and overlapping wing-backs
- +Crossing into the box and a strong top end of the pitch
Key players
- José Luis Rodríguez · CAMGoals, assists and creativity — excellent dribbler (64.6%) and a great crosser
- Tactics
- Defend comfortably in a low-block, then get the 10s 1v1 and overlap to cross. A very hard group — they'll be up against the quality, but you just never know.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Orlando MosqueraAl Fayha
- Luis MejíaNacional
- César SamudioMarathón
Defenders
- César BlackmanSlovan Bratislava
- Jorge GutiérrezDeportivo La Guaira
- Amir MurilloBeşiktaş
- Fidel EscobarSaprissa
- Andrés AndradeLASK
- Edgardo FariñaPari Nizhny Novgorod
- José CórdobaNorwich City
- Éric DavisPlaza Amador
- Jiovany RamosPuerto Cabello
- Roderick MillerTuran Tovuz
Midfielders
- Aníbal GodoySan Diego FC
- Adalberto CarrasquillaPumas UNAM
- Carlos HarveyMinnesota United
- Cristian MartínezIroni Kiryat Shmona
- José Luis RodríguezJuárez
- César YanisCobresal
- Yoel BárcenasMazatlán
- Alberto QuinteroPlaza Amador
- Azarias LondoñoUniversidad Católica
Forwards
- Ismael DíazLeón
- Cecilio WatermanUniversidad de Concepción
- José FajardoUniversidad Católica
- Tomás RodríguezSaprissa