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Tournament appearances
20
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
2
Continental appearances
15
Last final reached
2025
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Panama. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Tahiti
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 1.80 · distance 0.73
Colombia
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 5.50 · distance 0.87
Jamaica
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.00 · distance 0.95
China
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.00 · distance 0.96
Vanuatu
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.60 · distance 0.99

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026PanamaWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2025PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2025Quarterfinal
2025PanamaOther2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals Final
2024PanamaCopaCopa América 2024Quarterfinal
2023PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2023 Final
2023PanamaOther2023 CONCACAF Nations League FinalsSemifinal
2021PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2021Appearance
2019PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2019Quarterfinal
2018PanamaWCFIFA World Cup 2018Appearance
2017PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2017Quarterfinal
2016PanamaCopaCopa América 2016Appearance
2015PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2015Semifinal
2013PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2013 Final
2011PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2011Semifinal
2009PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2009Quarterfinal
2007PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2007Quarterfinal
2005PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2005 Final
1993PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1993Appearance
1963PanamaGoldCONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1963Appearance
1952PanamaOther1952 Pan-American ChampionshipAppearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2025CONCACAF Nations LeagueMexico1-2 Lost
2023CONCACAF Gold CupMexico0-1 Lost
2013CONCACAF Gold CupUnited States0-1 Lost
2005CONCACAF Gold CupUnited States0-0 (PKs 1) Lost