Panama vs Croatia Prediction, 6/23/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/22/2026

Game: Panama vs Croatia

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Location: BMO Field in Toronto, AB

TV: FOX

BMO Field in Toronto, AB is the location where Croatia (0-0-1) will take on Panama (0-0-1) on Tuesday. The odds on this World Cup game have Panama at +600 and Croatia is sitting at -205. The betting total is set at 2.5. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Orlando Mosquera for Panama and Dominik Livakovic for Croatia.

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Panama lost 1-0 to Ghana in their first World Cup game. Panama finished with 11 shots, but only 4 on goal, which were all stopped. Panama did have 2 shots blocked and only 6 of their 11 shots were inside the box. They'll need a better showing offensively against Croatia.

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Croatia fell 4-2 to England in their first World Cup game, but they put up a fight. The Croatians had 5 shots on net, but England ended up with 11, include 4 that got through. Petar Musa and Martin Baturina scored goals for the Croations, while Ivan Perisic and Petar Sucic assisted on the goals. Dominik Livakovic had 7 saves for Croatia, but even he couldn't protect against the English onslaught.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Panama is Orlando Mosquera. Mosquera has seen the field for a total of 10,757 mins and has tallied 180 stops thus far in his career. Mosquera (48-34-38 mark in his career) has recorded 37 shutouts, which has earned him a 31.0%% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Panama has had 256 shots tried against him in 120 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.90 (108 goals conceded) and he holds a save percentage of 70.3%.

Dominik Livakovic is expected to look after the net for Croatia. During his pro soccer career, Livakovic has allowed 292 goals while totaling 594 saves in 368 starting assignments. Livakovic has accumulated 148 clean sheets and has defended 862 shots against him in 33,029 minutes in his career. He sports a save percentage of 68.9% and his shutout rate is currently at 40.3%%. He has surrendered 0.80 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 216-73-79.

Ismael Diaz is one player who can be a force in the game for Panama. He has 21 assists while accumulating 117 pts during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Panama has recorded 48 goals scored in 8,430 mins played. Diaz has been in the starting lineup in 93 matchups during his soccer career and he accounts for 0.51 goals per 90 mins.

Croatia is being led by Andrej Kramaric, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He has an average of 0.56 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 369 contests during his soccer career. The forward born in Croatia has been on the field for 33,492 minutes while scoring 209 goals. He has tallied 498 points in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 80 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Croatia (-205)

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