Panama vs Croatia: TV, Stream, Lineups and Kickoff Time

Panama vs Croatia is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at Toronto Stadium, with kickoff at 7:00 PM local time and 23:00 UTC. In the United States, check FOX Sports listings for English-language coverage and Telemundo, Universo or Peacock listings for Spanish-language coverage. In Canada, check the official domestic listings on matchday. Broadcaster pages can move matches between TV channels and streaming apps, so the final check should happen close to kickoff.

Official lineups are not confirmed yet and should not be treated as final until the team sheets land. Panama's selection question is whether they add more attacking support after the Ghana defeat or keep the midfield compact to avoid giving Croatia control. Croatia's question is sharper after conceding four against England: do they protect the back line first, or do they trust their midfield to take the ball and pull Panama out of shape?

England and Ghana both opened with wins, so Panama vs Croatia starts as a recovery match rather than a comfort match. A winner can pull itself back into the qualification race before the final round. A draw may keep both alive but would leave neither side with much control. A second defeat would make the route depend on other results and the third-place ranking, which is a bad place to be before the last matchday.

Panama need the game to stay close for long enough that Croatia feel the weight of the England result. The cleanest route is compact spacing, careful defending around the box and a better connection between the first pass out and the forwards. If Panama turn every clearance into an immediate turnover, Croatia will spend too much of the night in useful territory. If Panama can carry the ball into the channels and win set pieces, the match becomes much less comfortable for Croatia.

Croatia's route is not just possession for its own sake. They need calm circulation, but they also need a cleaner defensive base than they showed against England. The midfield can still give Croatia long stretches of control, especially if Panama sit deep. The important part is what happens after Croatia lose the ball. If the rest defence is loose, Panama will have the counters and set-piece moments that keep an underdog in the match.

The first useful read is whether Panama can get through the opening 20 minutes without living too deep. The second is whether Croatia turn control into shots rather than just touches. Keep England vs Ghana open as well, because that result can change how valuable a draw looks late in Toronto. This is the kind of group-stage match where the live table can matter as much as the names on the screen.