The Croatia national team achieved a valuable victory over Panama with an unanswered goal, in the second round of the twelfth group competitions. Ante Budimir scored the only goal of the match in the 54th minute, giving his country the first three points in the tournament, after losing in the opening round to England. The Croatian team raised its score to three points in third place, keeping its hopes of qualifying for the next round before facing Ghana in the final round. On the other hand, the Panama national team suffered its second loss in a row, leaving it without a score and officially leaving the tournament, after it also lost its first match against Ghana.