Ghana secured a 1-0 victory over Panama in their Group L fixture at BMO Field, Toronto, on Wednesday, June 17. A late goal in added time proved to be the decider in this Group Stage match.

The only goal of the game arrived in the 90+5th minute, with C. Yirenkyi scoring for Ghana from open play, assisted by B. Thomas-Asante. This goal came after both teams had made several changes to their line-ups.

Ghana made the first substitution at half-time, bringing on B. Asare for L. Ati Zigi. E. Nuamah and K. Sulemana were replaced by I. Fatawu and B. Thomas-Asante respectively for Ghana in the 58th minute. Panama responded with two substitutions in the 63rd minute, as J. Fajardo came on for C. Waterman and A. Londono replaced C. Martinez. Later, J. Rodriguez was substituted for I. Diaz for Panama in the 74th minute. Ghana introduced K. Sibo for E. Owusu in the 78th minute and P. Adu for J. Ayew in the 87th minute. Panama's final change saw A. Godoy replace C. Blackman in the 90th minute.

Three players received yellow cards during the match: C. Yirenkyi of Ghana in the 16th minute, and C. Blackman and C. Harvey of Panama in the 72nd and 90+9th minutes respectively.