Ghana will look to take a giant step in direction of reaching the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the primary time since 2010 as they tackle Panama in Group L.
The Black Stars famously reached the quarter-finals in 2010 however haven’t since progressed past the group stage.
With the most effective eight third-place finishers progressing to the knockout rounds of the 48-team match, Ghana will see a sport with Panama as an enormous alternative to place one foot within the spherical of 32.
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Ghana group information
Ghana: Ati Zigi; Senaya, Adjetey, Opoku, Mensah; Semenyo, Owusu, Yirenkyi, Nuamah; Sulemana; J. Ayew.
Ghana substitutes: Anang, Asare, Seidu, Mumin, Rahman, Oppong, Luckassen, Sibo, Boakye, Fatawu, Thomas-Asante, Baah, Williams, Adu.
Panama group information
Panama: Mosquera; Blackman, Ramos, Cordoba, Andrade; Murillo, Harvey, Martinez, Rodriguez; Barcenas, Waterman.
Panama substitutes: Mejia, Samudio, Escobar, Farina, Davis, Miller, Gutierrez, Carrasquilla, Diaz, Quintero, Godoy, Yanis, Rodriguez, Fajardo, Londono.
The place to look at Ghana v Panama: TV and on-line streams
Ghana versus Panama kicks off at midnight in a single day Wednesday into Thursday UK time. You possibly can watch it on ITV1. It may be streamed by way of the ITVX app.
Stats for Ghana v Panama
- Ghana will make their fifth World Cup look — all of them within the twenty first century. Their finest efficiency got here in 2010, once they reached the quarter-finals in South Africa earlier than being eradicated by Uruguay on penalties.
- Ghana have received solely certainly one of their final seven matches on the World Cup (D2 L4), it was in opposition to South Korea within the 2022 group phases.
- Ghana have conceded no less than one purpose in every of their final 10 World Cup matches – their final clear sheet was in opposition to Serbia within the 2010 group phases (1-0).
- Jordan Ayew was concerned in 14 objectives throughout the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (7 objectives, 7 assists), the joint-most in CAF qualification alongside Algeria’s Mohammed Amoura (10 objectives, 4 assists).
- Panama are enjoying of their second World Cup and their first since 2018 in Russia, ending backside of Group G, consisting of Belgium and England, who each competed in that version’s third-place play-off, in addition to Tunisia.
- Through the 2018 World Cup, Panama conceded extra objectives than another facet (11), had the second-highest anticipated objectives in opposition to per sport (2.3) and the fourth-lowest possession proportion (36.3%).
