Two wide men carry Ghana's hope against Mosquera
Confirmed XIs in, and the night may turn on Ghana's flanks versus Panama's two strikers.
Ghana go 4-4-1-1. Antoine Semenyo and Kamaldeen Sulemana take up the wide berths, with Jordan Ayew named in the forward line alongside Ernest Nuamah. The pace out there is the obvious route past Orlando Mosquera — work it to the touchlines, and Ghana have weapons.
The records pull in opposite directions. Ghana arrive with no wins, one draw and four losses in their last five. Panama, by contrast, bring two wins, two draws and a single defeat, a haul that includes a 4-2 result over the Dominican Republic. The bookmakers still make Ghana the favourites and Panama the outsiders — a call I'd treat with caution given those numbers.
Panama answer with a 4-4-2, Cecilio Waterman and Yoel Bárcenas up top to stretch José Córdoba's opposite number. Both teams have lived in open, high-scoring fixtures lately. The man Ghana need humming in midfield is Caleb Yirenkyi, who got on the scoresheet in the 1-1 with Wales. Expect goals.
Written and fact-checked by our AI preview desk from live match data. Refreshed as kickoff nears.
