Ghana beat Panama 1–0 in chaotic, charged World Cup Group L match
Key takeaways
- Caleb Yirenkyi scored a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time in a scrappy end to the match in Toronto.
- The goal was followed by a melee before the referee blew the full-time whistle, sealing a 1-0 victory in the Group L match on Wednesday.
- After Ghana quickly moved the play from their own half, Brandon Thomas-Asante drove the ball into the 18-yard box down the left flank and rolled a pass towards the middle for Yirenkyi to redirect into the net.
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Caleb Yirenkyi scored a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time in a scrappy end to the match in Toronto.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ghana's Caleb Yirenkyi celebrates scoring the winning goal against Panama [Kevin Sousa/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026Ghana’s fans and players celebrated wildly as Caleb Yirenkyi finished a sweeping counterattack with a tap-in goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the team a last-gasp win over Panama in both teams’ opening World Cup match in rainy Toronto.
The goal was followed by a melee before the referee blew the full-time whistle, sealing a 1-0 victory in the Group L match on Wednesday.