Panama start Fajardo as Croatia make three changes
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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 - Panama have opted for Jose Fajardo to lead the attack for 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 REUTERS
