Panama's journey to the World Cup finals has been nothing short of extraordinary, and getting any result from a difficult group would be even more memorable.
The Central American outfit will face England, Belgium and Tunisia in Group G, with their final game against the North Africans representing their best chance of taking something home from Russia.
2018 World Cup Qualification
Hernan Dario Gomez's men eased through their first round of qualifying, a four-team round-robin group stage, with three wins was enough to send the Canal Men into the final round in second place.
GettyWith just one win in their first seven games, it looked like another World Cup would go by without Panama featuring.
Even after nine matches, Panama had claimed just two victories but on the final matchday, an 88th minute winner from Roman Torres against Honduras coupled with the USA losing in Trinidad gave the Canal Men the final guaranteed qualifying spot in North America.
Just hours after their spot in Russia was confirmed, Panamanian president Juan Carlos Varela declared the following day to be a national holiday in recognition of the team's efforts.
Tournament History
Panama have never featured at the World Cup.
dabblebet2018 World Cup Squad
| GK | DEF | MID | ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Penedo | Felipe Baloy | Edgar Barcenas | Abdiel Arroyo |
| Jose Calderon | Harold Cummings | Armando Cooper | Ismael Diaz |
| Alex Rodriguez | Eric Davis | Anibal Godoy | Blas Pérez |
| Fidel Escobar | Gabriel Gomez | Luis Tejada | |
| Adolfo Machado | Valentin Pimentel | Gabriel Torres | |
| Michael Murillo | Alberto Quintero | ||
| Luis Ovalle | Jose Luis Rodriguez | ||
| Roman Torres |
Latest World Cup odds
| Market | Price |
|---|---|
| To win the World Cup | 1000/1 (1001.0) |
| To make the World Cup final | 250/1 (251.0) |
| To win Group G | 40/1 (41.0) |
| To qualify from Group G | 17/2 (9.50) |
| To be the Top North American team | 11/2 (6.50) |
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