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Ante Budimir guided Croatia to a 1-0 win over a stubborn Panama side in their World Cup Group L clash on Tuesday, giving the Balkan side its first three points and eliminating the Central Americans on a night where the stakes were high for both sides.<\/p>\n

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Croatia and Panama came into the match looking for their first points, knowing a loss would send them home after England and Ghana tied 0-0 earlier in the other game in the section.<\/p>\n

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Croatia could not find an answer to Panama\u2019s well-organized back five in the first half and goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic waved his arms in the air minutes before halftime, urging the wall of fans behind his goal to drive the team forward.<\/p>\n

Croatia found its swagger in the second half, though, when substitute Ante Budimir guided home a teasing cross from Josip Stanisic in the 53rd minute after a clever backheel from Marco Pasalic set him on his way down the right wing.<\/p>\n

The victory was a sweet finale on a special night for 40-year-old Croatia midfield maestro Luka Modric, who made his 200th international appearance and was thrown in the air by his teammates to mark the achievement at the end of the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, in his 40 years of age, he played excellent,\u201d Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic told reporters. \u201cHe was leading the national team to the actual victory … He will go into history as the best (Croatia) player of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Toronto Stadium was painted red, white and blue — the colors of both countries\u2019 flags — on a windy evening by Lake Ontario. Croatia\u2018s faithful serenaded the crowd with a moving rendition of Hrvatski Band Aid\u2019s \u201cMoja domovina\u201d rally song before kickoff, setting the tone for a lively match.<\/p>\n

Both teams went toe-to-toe in a physical midfield battle but it was Panama who gave Croatia plenty of scares in the opening period with its pace down the wings as Jose Luis Rodriguez and Amir Murillo sent crosses into the box, though no one connected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to improve our game and be a lot better, especially in defence,\u201d said Dalic, who substituted Manchester City defender Josko Gvardiol at halftime.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe were not at the quality level that we wanted against England (in its 4-2 opening defeat) and today we have given (Panama) a lot of opportunities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Much like in its opening 1-0 defeat by Ghana, Panama were compact in defense and threatened in attack.<\/p>\n

They had eight attempts at goal compared with Croatia\u2018s six, though only one on target as they failed to make them count.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think we had a good game but we got very little,\u201d Panama coach Thomas Christiansen told reporters.<\/p>\n

Panama nearly equalized in the 68th minute when Carlos Harvey knocked a header goalward, but Livakovic got his fingertips on the ball to push it over the crossbar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were not lucky on a single play and they scored, but this is football,\u201d Christiansen added, pointing out that mistakes are costly, especially at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

While Panama have been eliminated, the manager said he was proud of how his team had put up convincing displays against 2018 runners-up Croatia and African powerhouse Ghana.<\/p>\n

Panama will continue the search for its first win at a World Cup when they take on group leaders England on Saturday. Croatia faces second-placed Ghana, which is level on four points with England, in the final group match.<\/p>\n

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