Ghana Secures Dramatic 1-0 Victory Over Panama in FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier

Kathmandu. In a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier Group 'L' match, Ghana secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama with a goal in the final moments of injury time.

In the match held at Canada's Toronto Stadium, both teams were goalless until the end of the regulation 90 minutes. As the game extended into injury time, Ghana's Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer became the hero.

In the 90+5th minute of the game, Konigsdorffer scored the decisive goal from a pass by Brandon Thomas-Asante, giving Ghana three crucial points.

Earlier, before the start of injury time, Ghana had squandered an excellent opportunity to score. Thomas-Asante, who was one-on-one with the goalkeeper from Antoine Semenyo's pass, had his shot saved by Panama's goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera. Offside was signaled afterwards.

Throughout the game, Ghana displayed a more aggressive performance than Panama. Although the first half ended goalless, Ghana, which maintained continuous pressure in the second half, finally found success in injury time.

With this victory, Ghana has added three crucial opening points in Group 'L', while Panama was disappointed due to the last-minute goal.

Panama, which debuted in the 2018 Russia World Cup, is participating in its second World Cup. Panama, which entered the field with the goal of earning points in its second World Cup journey, performed excellently defensively but conceded a goal in the final moments.

With this victory, Ghana has secured 3 crucial points in Group 'L'. With England having already secured 3 points by defeating Croatia in another match held early Thursday morning, this victory for Ghana has strengthened its chances of advancing to the next round. On the other hand, for the defeated Panama, the pressure to win all remaining matches has increased.