{"id":16547,"date":"2026-07-01T07:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16547"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:22:36","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-croatia-1-0-panama-modrics-200th-cap-budimirs-winner-and-panama-eliminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-croatia-1-0-panama-modrics-200th-cap-budimirs-winner-and-panama-eliminated\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Croatia 1-0 Panama: Modri\u0107&#8217;s 200th Cap, Budimir&#8217;s Winner, and Panama Eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>Watch every<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i> FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> match live in India on ZEE 5 \u2014 stream all the Group L drama as it unfolds.<\/i><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-croatia-1-0-panama-modrics-200th-cap-budimirs-winner-and-panama-eliminated\/#Panama_Almost_Steal_It_First\" title=\"Panama Almost Steal It First\">Panama Almost Steal It First<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-croatia-1-0-panama-modrics-200th-cap-budimirs-winner-and-panama-eliminated\/#Dalics_Double_Change_%E2%80%94_and_the_Goal_That_Changed_Everything\" title=\"Dali\u0107&#8217;s Double Change \u2014 and the Goal That Changed Everything\">Dali\u0107&#8217;s Double Change \u2014 and the Goal That Changed Everything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-croatia-1-0-panama-modrics-200th-cap-budimirs-winner-and-panama-eliminated\/#Panama_Refuse_to_Go_Quietly\" title=\"Panama Refuse to Go Quietly\">Panama Refuse to Go Quietly<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-croatia-1-0-panama-modrics-200th-cap-budimirs-winner-and-panama-eliminated\/#Watch_Panama_vs_Croatia_Match_Highlight_Free_Only_On_ZEE5\" title=\"Watch Panama vs Croatia Match Highlight Free Only On ZEE5.\">Watch Panama vs Croatia Match Highlight Free Only On ZEE5.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-croatia-1-0-panama-modrics-200th-cap-budimirs-winner-and-panama-eliminated\/#Modric_200_Caps_and_Croatias_Last_Dance\" title=\"Modri\u0107, 200 Caps, and Croatia&#8217;s Last Dance\">Modri\u0107, 200 Caps, and Croatia&#8217;s Last Dance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two hundred international appearances. Luka Modri\u0107 walked out at BMO Field in Toronto with the weight of a generation&#8217;s worth of football on his shoulders. Croatia needed him. They needed everyone. A loss here would have ended their tournament. Instead, Zlatko Dali\u0107&#8217;s half-time adjustments unlocked a stubborn Panama defence, Ante Budimir tapped home in the 54th minute, and Dominik Livakovi\u0107 did the rest. Croatia 1-0. Panama eliminated. The old guard still has something left to say.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Panama_Almost_Steal_It_First\"><\/span><b>Panama Almost Steal It First<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For long stretches of the first half, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/panama\/panama-squad\">Panama<\/a> were the more threatening side. In the 23rd minute, Jos\u00e9 Luis Rodr\u00edguez powered a header toward goal that looked certain to find the net. Livakovi\u0107 had other ideas \u2014 a spectacular fingertip save that diverted the ball onto the crossbar and back out to safety. It was the save of the match. Had it gone in, the story of this evening would have been entirely different.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/croatia\/croatia-squad\">Croatia<\/a> were unable to establish the rhythm they needed in the first half. Martin Baturina tested the Panama defence with some late pressure before the break, but neither goalkeeper was seriously troubled in a tactical, featureless 45 minutes. Dali\u0107 had seen enough. At the interval, he made his move.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dalics_Double_Change_%E2%80%94_and_the_Goal_That_Changed_Everything\"><\/span><b>Dali\u0107&#8217;s Double Change \u2014 and the Goal That Changed Everything<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol and Petar Musa were withdrawn at half-time, replaced by Andrej Kramari\u0107 and Ante Budimir. The message was clear: Croatia needed more directness, more physicality in the final third. It paid off within nine minutes of the restart.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107 played a sharp ball down the right flank to Josip Stani\u0161i\u0107, who drove to the byline and whipped a curving cross across the face of goal. Budimir \u2014 the substitute, the man brought on to do precisely this \u2014 timed his run to perfection and tapped it in at the far post. One-nil. Croatia&#8217;s relief was audible from the stands.<\/p>\n<p>Three minutes later, Croatia almost made it two. Modri\u0107 threaded a pass to Pa\u0161ali\u0107, who attempted a chip over the advancing Orlando Mosquera. The Panama goalkeeper stood firm and blocked it; Pa\u0161ali\u0107 skied the rebound over the crossbar. A chance gone, but the damage had already been done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Don&#8217;t miss Croatia&#8217;s final group game at the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 \u2014 watch it live on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i> with the Rs. 799 quarterly plan or the Rs. 1,699 annual subscription.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Panama_Refuse_to_Go_Quietly\"><\/span><b>Panama Refuse to Go Quietly<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To their enormous credit, Panama did not accept the result. Between the 68th and 80th minutes, they pushed numbers forward and created genuine danger \u2014 Carlos Harvey and Amir Murillo both firing dangerous shots that Livakovi\u0107 repelled with authority. In the 80th minute, Harvey met a corner with real purpose but could only send his effort into the side netting. The Panamanian fans in Toronto refused to stop singing.<\/p>\n<p>Deep into stoppage time, Panama earned a free-kick twenty yards out after a Petar Su\u010di\u0107 yellow card challenge. Murillo stepped up with the chance to force extra drama. He blazed it high into the stands. The final whistle arrived moments later. Panama are out.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_Panama_vs_Croatia_Match_Highlight_Free_Only_On_ZEE5\"><\/span><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/pan-vs-cro-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5990401?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">Panama vs Croatia Match Highlight<\/a> Free Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modric_200_Caps_and_Croatias_Last_Dance\"><\/span><b>Modri\u0107, 200 Caps, and Croatia&#8217;s Last Dance<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For Luka Modri\u0107, this was cap number 200 for Croatia \u2014 a number that few players in the history of the game have reached, even fewer have done so with his particular combination of longevity, quality, and impact. He orchestrated from midfield with the calm of a player who has seen everything, creating the passage that almost led to Croatia&#8217;s second goal. At 40, still here. Still competing. Still the heartbeat of this side.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia now sit on three points in Group L and remain in contention for a Round of 32 place. Their final group fixture will decide everything. For Panama, the tournament ends here \u2014 but their debut was not without moments of genuine quality. The Livakovi\u0107 save in the 23rd minute is a reminder that they were never simply making up the numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch Croatia, England and all of Group L at the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 live on ZEE 5 \u2014 every match streamed live in India.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. 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