Known as Le Marea, (The Red Tide), Panama are set to make their debut at the FIFA World Cup for the first time in Russia.
They finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup and 2013 Gold Cup and have also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship, which they won in 2009.
In their qualifiers group, they managed to secure a third spot with 13 points fro 10 matches and drew four, won three and registered the same number of defeats.
Manager Hernan Dario Gomez will want to help the nation do better as they came close to advancing out of the fourth round of the qualifications for the 2014 World Cup.
In their last match, which was against the United States, they led 2–1 after 90 minutes and were poised to advance to a play-off against New Zealand, but they conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the play-off slot instead.
However, nearly four years later, Los Canaleros (The Canal Men) would finally qualify to the World Cup after defeating Costa Rica 2-1, thus leaving the United States (who lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2-1) out of the World Cup, an exact revenge from the elimination of four years ago.
epa06848573 Players of Panama react after the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
Edgar Barcenas of Panama (R) and Ellyes Skhiri of Tunisia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018
epa06848407 Hamdi Nagguez (L) of Tunisia and Luis Ovalle of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06848338 Alberto Quintero of Panama (R) and Ghailene Chaalali of Tunisia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06848343 Ghailene Chaalali of Tunisia (L) and Edgar Barcenas of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
Anibal Godoy of Panama (R) and Ellyes Skhiri of Tunisia in actrion during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06848303 Oussama Haddadi (L) of Tunisia and Jose Luis Rodriguez of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06848246 Hamdi Nagguez of Tunisia (R) and Gabriel Torres of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06848306 Alberto Quintero (L) of Panama and Ferjani Sassi of Tunisia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06848263 Anibal Godoy (L) of Panama and Oussama Haddadi of Tunisia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06848337 Ellyes Skhiri of Tunisia (L) and Edgar Barcenas of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Panama and Tunisia in Saransk, Russia, 28 June 2018.
epa06835833 Blas Perez of Panama (R) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek of England in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between England and Panama in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 24 June 2018.
epa06835789 Jesse Lingard (C) of England and Roman Torres (L) of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between England and Panama in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 24 June 2018.
epa06835806 Raheem Sterling of England (L) and Fidel Escobar of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between England and Panama in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 24 June 2018.
epa06835807 Michael Murillo of Panama (L) and Jesse Lingard of England in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between England and Panama in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 24 June 2018.
epa06835811 Anibal Godoy (C) of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between England and Panama in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 24 June 2018.
epa06835802 Raheem Sterling (R) of England and Fidel Escobar of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between England and Panama in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 24 June 2018.
epa06835739 Roman Torres (L) of Panama and Harry Kane of England in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between England and Panama in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 24 June 2018.
epa06819301 Michael Murillo (R) of Panama and Yannick Carrasco of Belgium in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
epa06819324 Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium (L) and Armando Cooper of Panama in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
epa06819131 Anibal Godoy of Panama and Eden Hazard of Belgium (L) in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
epa06819134 Armando Cooper (L) of Panama and Jan Vertonghen of Belgium in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
epa06819071 Yannick Carrasco of Belgium and Michael Murillo of Panama (R) in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
epa06819074 Edgar Barcenas of Panama (L) and Eden Hazard of Belgium in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
epa06819086 Jan Vertonghen (L) of Belgium and Edgar Barcenas of Panama in action the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
epa06819113 Armando Cooper (L) of Panama and Eden Hazard of Belgium in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group G preliminary round soccer match between Belgium and Panama in Sochi, Russia, 18 June 2018.
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