The Ghana national team achieved a fatal victory over the Panama national team, with a score of 1-0, in the match that was held in Toronto in the first round of the twelfth group (L) competitions in the 2026 World Cup held in North America. Caleb Jerinki scored the only goal of the match in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving the Black Stars a valuable victory after a friendly and strong confrontation between the two sides. With this victory, the Ghanaian national team ranked second in the group behind the England national team, which defeated the Croatian national team 4-2 earlier in Dallas.