Soccer-Panama start Fajardo as Croatia make three changes


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Panama Training - Centennial Park, Toronto, Canada - June 22, 2026 Panama's Jose Fajardo speaks to media before training REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

TORONTO, June ⁠23 (Reuters) - Panama have opted for ⁠Jose Fajardo to lead the attackfor ‌their World Cup Group L match on Tuesday against Croatia, while Zlatko Dalic made ​three changes to his ⁠starting lineup.

• Panama ⁠select Fajardo in place of Celio ⁠Waterman

• ‌Croatia add Marin Pongracic, Mateo Kovacic and Marco Pasalic

• ⁠Croatia captain Luka Modric to become ​second ‌European to earn 200th cap

• Panama ⁠will ​again be without injured midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla

• Both teams in search of ⁠their first points the ​tournament

Lineups:

Panama: Orlando Mosquera, Cesar Blackman, Jose Cordoba, Jiovany Ramos, Carlos Harvey, Andres ⁠Andrade, Amir Murillo, Cristian Martinez, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Edgar Yoel Barcenas, Jose Fajardo

Croatia: Dominik Livakovic, Josip Stanisic, ​Marin Pongracic, Josko Gvardiol, ⁠Josip Sutalo, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric, ​Martin Baturina, Ivan ‌Perisic, Marco Pasalic, Petar ​Musa

(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, Editing by Ken Ferris)

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