Colombia v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 – live

Croatia have kickstarted their World Cup campaign with a gritty 1-0 victory over Panama in Toronto. After the stalemate in the England and Ghana clash earlier in the day, Group L is now one to watch closely with the placings still to be decided on the last day of group stage matches.

>Here is Leander Schaerlaeckens’ match report from the game at Toronto Stadium (if nothing else, worth a read to also see a celebratory photo of Croatia veteran Luka Modric) …

>double quotation markOn the night when a 40-year-old Luka Modric became the fourth member of the sport’s ultra-exclusive 200-cap club on the men’s side for Croatia, Ante Budimir rescued their World Cup campaign with the only goal of a tight match.

>It was the solitary goal scored all day in Group L and puts Zlatko Dalic’s side a point behind England and Ghana. Panama, meanwhile, are eliminated and have yet to secure a point in five World Cup matches between the 2018 edition and this one.