Ghana's Black Stars edged Panama 1–0 in Toronto — a narrow, nervy three points in a Group L that England's firepower already threatened to dominate.

Panama controlled the game on the surface — 62% possession and 11 shots to Ghana's 7 — yet the underlying numbers tell why they lost: Ghana actually won the xG battle 1.25 to ~0.73, generating better-quality chances despite seeing far less of the ball, while Panama's volume of efforts produced little real threat. Panama failed to register a single shot on target in the first half and finished with only 4 for the match, squandering the better opportunities (Opta logged Panama missing big chances), which is how a side that dominated territory still left empty. With both teams kept to just 2 corners and no red cards, this was a tight, low-event game decided in the 90+5th minute when Caleb Yirenkyi tucked in Brandon Thomas-Asante's cross — Ghana's latest-ever World Cup goal — denying Panama what looked set to be their first-ever World Cup point.