{"id":501348,"date":"2026-03-03T14:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/100-days-until-the-world-cup-panama-between-hope-and-realism\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:15:03","slug":"100-days-until-the-world-cup-panama-between-hope-and-realism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/100-days-until-the-world-cup-panama-between-hope-and-realism\/","title":{"rendered":"100 days until the World Cup: Panama, between hope and realism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\nPanama City (EFE) – Panama faces the 2026 World Cup with a combination of hope and realism.\n\nThe Canalera selection arrives consolidated as a competitive team in Concacaf, with a defined tactical identity and figures that sustain its growth, but still needs to make the leap to compete in a global tournament.\n\nYou may be interested in:\n\n\n

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El seleccionador de Panam\u00e1 Thomas Christiansen, en una imagen de archivo. EFE\/ Bienvenido Velasco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nThe coaching staff’s work and the physical condition of players like Jos\u00e9 Fajardo, Michael Amir Murillo, Adalberto Carrasquilla, and Ismael D\u00edaz will be decisive in that challenge.\n\nPaired in Group L alongside the selections of England, Croatia, and Ghana, Panama will face a major challenge from the initial phase: scoring goals against higher-ranked teams, without losing collective solidity.\n\n\n

Generational and Model Changes<\/h2>\n\n\nCANALEROS COUNTDOWN\n\n\n

100<\/h1>\n\n\nDays: The Canal Evolution\n\nPanama CONCACAF CONSOLIDATED\n\n\n

Group L<\/em>CHALLENGE MAY\u00daSCULO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Columns of La Roja<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adalberto Carrasquilla<\/h3>\n\n\nMiddle axis (Pumas, Mexico)\n\n\n

Ismael D\u00edaz<\/h3>\n\n\nExtreme with goal (U. Cat\u00f3lica, ECU)\n\n\n

Michael Amir Murillo<\/h3>\n\n\nReference in defense (Marseille)\n\n\n

Eric Davis<\/h3>\n\n\nLeader of the defense and set pieces\n\n\n

2020<\/p>\n\n\nEra Christiansen\n\n3-0\n\nvs El Salvador\n\n2nd\n\nHistoric World Cup\n\n\n

2018<\/p>\n\n\nDebut in Russia\n\n\n

The New Model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

STRENGTH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CENTRAL MIDFIELDER<\/h3>\n\n\nGodoy, Carrasquilla, and Mart\u00ednez: Solid balance.\n\n\n

CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREATIVITY<\/h3>\n\n\nIncrease offensive production and scoring share.\n\n\n

Group L: World Elite<\/h2>\n\n\nA major global hierarchy challenge\n\n\n

England<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Croatia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Mark hierarchy selections”<\/h2>\n\n\nPanama arrives in 2026 with a more technical and flexible model, ready to compete with greater aspirations.\n\nPANAMA 2026 \u2022 100 DAYS \u2022 EFE AGENCY \u2022 PANAMA 2026 \u2022 100 DAYS \u2022 EFE AGENCY \u2022\n\n\n

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