India vs Panama

India and Panama shared the points in a lively FIFA friendly at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, with a young Blue Tigers side battling a 2026 World Cup-bound opponent to a standstill under new head coach Khalid Jamil. Ryan Williams put India ahead in the 41st minute, latching onto a loose ball to beat goalkeeper Marcos Reyes. Panama levelled through Valencia in the 70th, a rasping strike from distance that flew past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu into the top corner. India pushed for a winner late, with Edmund Lalrindika and Manvir Singh both denied by narrow misses. For India, it's a heartening building block after Sunil Chhetri's retirement, with a heavily rotated squad showing plenty of fight before tougher tests against Brazil and Uruguay next month. For Panama, it was a useful workout that kept them unbeaten, even without finding a winner against a rebuilding side.