Panama 0–1 Croatia
Croatia deliver as predicted
Croatia beat Panama 1–0 in Group L. Scorers: Ante Budimir (54').
Our model backed Croatia at 79% and predicted 0–2 — the right call on the result.
Tournament so far — Panama: just 0 pts from 2, roughly 1.5 below the 1.5 expected. Croatia: 3 pts from 2, right in line with the 3.4 expected.