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Panama and Bosnia and Herzegovina ramp up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they go head to head in their final warm-up game at Energizer Park on Saturday. Thomas Christiansen’s kick off their World Cup campaign against Ghana in Group L on June 18, while Bosnia take on Canada in the Group B curtain-raiser on June 12.
Read our Panama vs Bosnia and Herzegovina preview, prediction and betting tips below, while you can also find more of our expert predictions on today’s betting tips page.
Panama vs Bosnia and Herzegovina key stats
- Panama are currently 33rd in the latest FIFA World Rankings, 32 places above Bosnia.
- Bosnia are unbeaten in their last seven games across all competitions, picking up four wins and three draws since a 2-1 loss against Austria in September 2025.
- Panama are unbeaten in 10 of their last 12 games in all competitions, but they head into the weekend on a run of two wins from 11 friendly matches since the start of 2024.
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Panama vs Bosnia and Herzegovina — Squad Comparison
| Haiti | vs | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | FIFA Ranking | 65 |
| Anibal Godoy – 159 | Most Caps | Edin Dzeko – 148 |
| Jose Fajardo – 17 | Most Goals | Edin Dzeko – 73 |
| 1,525 | Total Caps | 546 |
| 125 | Total Goals | 92 |
| 0 | Uncapped Players | 1 |
Panama secured their return to the World Cup in style, finishing unbeaten in the third and final round of the CONCACAF qualifiers to secure an automatic ticket to the global tournament.
Christiansen’s men played out successive stalemates against Suriname and Guatemala in the first two group games, but a run of three wins from their subsequent four matches, including consecutive victories over Guatemala and El Salvador, saw them finish three points clear at the top of Group A.
Panama, who will heavily rely on experience after naming the oldest squad at the World Cup, have struggled for consistency since the turn of the year, failing to win four of their six matches heading into the tournament.
However, Los Canaleros will head into the weekend buoyed by a dominant 4-2 victory over Dominican Republic in their penultimate friendly game on Thursday morning, thanks to goals from Tomas Rodriguez, Victor Griffith, Cecilio Walterman and Kadir Barria.
Panama will look to continue from where they left off against Dominican Republic as they close out preparations for just their second World Cup appearance, with their first coming in 2018, when they suffered three defeats in their three matches to finish rock-bottom in Group G.
Like Panama, Bosnia and Herzegovina are set to make just their second World Cup appearance, with their debut coming 12 years ago, when they picked up three points from a possible nine to finish third in Group F, one point behind runners-up Nigeria.
Sergej Barbarez’s men enjoyed a solid qualifying campaign, picking up five wins and two draws from their six games in Group H to finish second in the standings, missing out on automatic qualification to first-placed Austria by just two points.
Bosnia had to dig deep in the playoffs, as they showed their mettle by defeating Wales on penalties in the semi-finals on March 26, four days before leaving Italy stunned by claiming a penalty-shootout victory after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes at the Bilino Polje Stadium.
The Dragons saw their run of two consecutive victories come to an end last Friday when they played out a goalless draw with North Macedonia in the first of their two warm-up games before taking centre stage in the World Cup.
Panama vs Bosnia and Herzegovina form guide & betting tips
| Panama | vs | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
<LDWLW |
Form | WDWWD |
| 9 | Goals For | 6 |
| 11 | Goals Against | 4 |
LDWLW |
Form (All Comps) | LLLWD |
Whispers predicts: Panama 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
With the start of the World Cup on the horizon, both Panama and Bosnia will be aiming to secure a morale-boosting result and set the tone for their campaign on the big stage.
While it remains to see how strong both sides will line up in Missouri, we predict they will cancel out each other’s efforts and settle for a share of the spoils.
Seven of Bosnia’s last eight games has seen both sides score and BTTS – Yes will be our second pick of the game, while we fancy under 2.5 goals at Energizer Park.
With each of Bosnia’s last eight games having fewer than 11 corners, under 10.5 corners is another possible outcome on Saturday, while we predict a 1-1 scoreline from the correct score market.
> Draw – Yes | Likelihood: Possible
> Over 2.5 goals – No | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score: 1-1 | Likelihood: Outsider