The 26 Players Called up for the 2026 World Cup: The Panama National Football Team
Pictured below is Édgar Yoel Bárcenas who already has experience playing at left-back.
The Panama national football team presented the 26 players who will represent the country in the 2026 World Cup with an audiovisual production in Spanish. The audiovisual production quickly became a showcase of national pride. Shots of the Panama Canal, Tocumen International Airport, the coastal strip, and Amador accompanied the presentation of each of the footballers called up for Panama’s second World Cup appearance.
Above Andrés Andrade and Fidel Escobar vie for the ball during the match against Suriname.
But the video didn’t just showcase tourist postcards. It also included everyday scenes very familiar to Panamanians: shaved ice vendors, lottery ticket sellers, and merchants from public markets appeared as part of the visual narrative. There were also images from the Bridge of the Americas, the traditional red devils and boxing, basketball and soccer courts, in a mix that sought to reflect the popular and sporting identity of the country.
Andrés Andrade and Fidel Escobar vie for the ball during the match against Suriname.
Panama will make its debut on June 17 against Ghana at the Toronto Stadium in Canada, in Group L, which also includes Croatia and England. Panama’s 26-man official roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, managed by head coach Thomas Christiansen, features a highly experienced group of players competing in Group L.
Michael Amir Murillo challenges two opponents for the ball.
Goalkeepers
- Orlando Mosquera (Al-Fayha FC)
- Luis Mejía (Club Nacional)
- César Samudio (CD Marathón)
Defenders
- César Blackman (Slovan Bratislava)
- Jorge Gutiérrez (Deportivo La Guaira)
- Michael Amir Murillo (Beşiktaş)
- Fidel Escobar (Saprissa)
- Andrés Andrade (LASK)
- Edgardo Fariña (Pari Nizhniy Novgorod)
- José Córdoba (Norwich City)
- Éric Davis (CD Plaza Amador)
- Jiovany Ramos (Academia Puerto Cabello)
- Roderick Miller (Turan Tovuz)
Midfielders
- Aníbal Godoy (San Diego FC)
- Adalberto Carrasquilla (Pumas UNAM)
- Carlos Harvey (Minnesota United)
- Cristian Martínez (Ironi Kiryat Shmona)
- José Luis Rodríguez (FC Juárez)
- César Yanis (Cobresal)
- Yoel Bárcenas (Mazatlán FC)
- Alberto Quintero (CD Plaza Amador)
- Azarías Londoño (Universidad Católica de Chile)
Forwards
- Ismael Díaz (Club León)
- Cecilio Waterman (Universidad de Concepción)
- José Fajardo (Universidad Católica)
- Tomás Rodríguez (Saprissa)
José Luis Rodríguez delivers a cross during the match between the national teams of Panama and Guatemala at the Rommel Fernández Stadium.
Ismael Díaz played the entire match against El Salvador at Rommel Fernández Stadium.
