India vs Panama: Full lineups confirmed as Ryan Williams starts in international friendly
Bengaluru hosts high-stakes international friendly between India & Panama
India are all set to take on Panama in a high-stakes friendly at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru tonight at 7:30 pm IST.
This will be a tough test for the Blue Tigers, and they will be eager to perform well against a FIFA World Cup nation like Panama in front of their loyal home fans.
For the La Marea Roja, this clash will be key in terms of testing themselves against a side like India, after their exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 during the group stage.
Panama ranked 44th in the FIFA World Rankings are very superior compared to India in terms of both technicality and physicality, with several experienced players in their ranks and enter this clash as the clear favourites to register an easy and comfortable win tonight.
But the Blue Tigers will look to trouble Panama and make things tricky for them. They will hope to make the home advantage count and produce a positive result.
As we move closer to this international friendly, take a look at the confirmed lineups of both the sides.
India vs Panama: Confirmed lineups
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India
Starting XI: Gurpreet Singh (GK) (C), Abhishek Singh Tekcham, Bijoy Varghese, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Apuia, Ricky Shabong, Ashique Kuruniyan, Manvir Singh, Vikram Partap Singh, Ryan Williams
Bench: Pramveer, Anirudh Thapa, Rahim Ali, Mohammed Sanan, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (GK), Macarton Louis Nickson, Edmund Lalrindika, Sahal Abdul Samad, Farukh Choudhary, Hmingthanmawia, Jay Gupta, Albino Gomes (GK), Irfan Yadwad, Mehtab Singh, Som Kumar (GK)
Panama
Starting XI: M. De León (GK), C. Blackman (C), V. Griffith, T. Rodríguez, R. Mosquera, G. Herbert, M. Jiménez, E. Anderson, J. Jones, D. Murillo, J. Modelo
Bench: Martín Krug, Cristian Martínez, José Luis Rodríguez, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Azarías Londoño, Eddie Roberts (GK), Jiovany Ramos, Carlos Harvey, José Fajardo, Omar Valencia, Orlando Mosquera (GK), Amir Murillo
What time will the match between India and Panama begin?
The match between India and Panama will begin at 7:30 pm IST.
Where will the international friendly between India and Panama be played?
The match between India and Panama will be played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
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