India confirm starting XI with Ryan Williams as they host Panama in friendly
India will face Panama in an international friendly at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru tonight at 7:30 pm IST, with Ryan Williams included in India's starting XI.
Panama arrive having exited the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the group stage, and the fixture is billed as a tough test for the Blue Tigers in front of a home crowd; the match is being treated as an important warm-up assignment for both sides.
India's starting XI is Gurpreet Singh (GK) (C), Abhishek Singh Tekcham, Bijoy Varghese, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Apuia, Ricky Shabong, Ashique Kuruniyan, Manvir Singh, Vikram Partap Singh and Ryan Williams. The Indian substitutes listed are 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 and Som Kumar (GK). India's bench therefore includes three named goalkeepers: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Albino Gomes and Som Kumar.
Panama's starting lineup is M. De León (GK), C. Blackman (C), V. Griffith, T. Rodríguez, R. Mosquera, G. Herbert, M. Jiménez, E. Anderson, J. Jones, D. Murillo and J. Modelo. The Panamanian substitutes are 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) and Amir Murillo, which includes two named goalkeepers on the bench.
Panama are listed as ranked 44th in the FIFA World Rankings and the report describes them as superior to India in both technicality and physicality, with several experienced players in their ranks; the same report calls Panama the clear favourites to register an easy and comfortable win tonight. The article also states India will look to trouble Panama, aim to exploit home advantage and attempt to produce a positive result.
The article includes the match-day announcement: "Starting XI is out!! 🇮🇳🆚🇵🇦!! This is how the Blue Tigers are lining up for their much-anticipated clash against Panama! Follow the live updates of the match on Khel Now and Khel Now TV! #IndianFootball #BlueTigers pic.twitter.com/HmfmHzIANr". For additional coverage the report directs readers to follow Khel Now for live updates.
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