In a tightly contested group match, Croatia edged out Panama with a narrow 1-0 victory. The decisive moment came in the 54th minute when Ante Budimir found the back of the net with a close-range shot, assisted by Josip Stanisic. Despite Panama's efforts to equalize, including a yellow card for Édgar Yoel Bárcenas in the 61st minute, they could not break through Croatia's defense. The match concluded with Croatia securing all three points.

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