Played
September 7, 2012 7:45 PM EDT
BMO Field — Toronto, Ontario
Referee: J. Solis
Attendance: 17586
September 7, 2012 7:45 PM EDT
BMO Field — Toronto, Ontario
Referee: J. Solis
Attendance: 17586
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Canada - Panama
Canada can grab top spot in Group C with a win against Panama at BMO Field.
By Rudi Schuller
Canada Soccer / Giamou
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Canada (4-2-3-1): Hirschfeld; Edgar, McKenna, Hainault, de Jong; de Guzman, Hutchinson; Ricketts, De Rosario, Johnson; Occean. |
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Panama (4-4-2): Penedo; Enriquez, Baloy, Torres, Cedeno; Barahona, Cooper, Gomez, Quintero; Perez, Tejada |
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Panama and Canada are first and second, respectively, in Group C of the current qualification phase. Honduras sits in third with Cuba rounding out the group. The top two teams will advance to the final round.
- Panama opened the current round of qualification with a shock 2-0 victory at Honduras, with both goals coming from FC Dallas striker Blas Perez.
- Canada has not qualified for a World Cup since 1986. It has not reached the final round of qualifying, the Hexagonal, since 1998. Panama is hoping to qualify for its first ever World Cup tournament.
- With his next goal, Dwayne De Rosario will take sole custody of Canada's all-time scoring lead. He is currently tied with former national team head coach Dale Mitchell.
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Canada is currently enjoying a record seven-game streak of home World Cup qualifiers with attendances of at least 10,000. BMO Field has hosted five of those matches.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Canada 1-0 Panama
- 18.94 %
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Canada 1-2 Panama
- 13.02 %
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Canada 2-0 Panama
- 12.43 %
| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Sep 11, 2012 | Panama 2 - Canada 0 |
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| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Sep 7, 2012 | Canada 1 - Panama 0 |
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| Gold Cup (GC) | Jun 14, 2011 | Canada 1 - Panama 1 |
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Canada
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| Mar 25, 2013 | Canada 0 - Belarus 2 | FR |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Japan 2 - Canada 1 | FR |
| Jan 29, 2013 | USA 0 - Canada 0 | FR |
| Jan 26, 2013 | Canada 0 - Denmark 4 | FR |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Honduras 8 - Canada 1 | WCQN |
Panama
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| Mar 26, 2013 | Panama 2 - Honduras 0 | WCQN |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Jamaica 1 - Panama 1 | WCQN |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Panama 2 - Costa Rica 2 | WCQN |
| Jan 13, 2013 | Panama 2 - Guatemala 0 | FR |
| Jan 10, 2013 | Panama 3 - Guatemala 0 | FR |
| - | Lars Hirschfeld | |
| 5 | Andre Hainault | Defender |
| - | Ante Jazic | |
| 15 | David Edgar | Defender |
| - | Kevin McKenna | |
| 13 | Atiba Hutchinson | Midfielder |
| 14 | Dwayne De Rosario | Midfielder |
| 6 | Julian De Guzman | Defender |
| 8 | Will Johnson | Striker |
| - | Olivier Occean | |
| 10 | Simeon Jackson | Striker |
| 18 | Milan Borjan | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Marcel de Jong | Defender |
| 2 | Nikolas Ledgerwood | Midfielder |
| - | Patrice Bernier | |
| 16 | Pacheco | Midfielder |
| - | Terry Dunfield | |
| 9 | Tosaint Ricketts | Striker |
| 1 | J. Penedo | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez | Defender |
| 17 | Luis Alfonso Henriquez | Defender |
| 5 | R. Torres | Defender |
| 21 | A. Henríquez | Midfielder |
| 19 | Quintero | Midfielder |
| 14 | J. Pérez | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jean Carlos Cedeño | Midfielder |
| 10 | N. Barahona | Midfielder |
| 7 | B. Pérez | Striker |
| 18 | L. Tejada | Striker |
| - | L. Mejía | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | C. Rodríguez | Defender |
| 14 | E. Dasent | Defender |
| - | Roderick Miller | Defender |
| 11 | Armando Cooper | Midfielder |
| 20 | Aníbal Cesis Godoy | Midfielder |
| 6 | G. Gómez | Midfielder |
| 8 | M. Sánchez | Midfielder |
| 9 | E. Aguilar | Striker |
| - | R. Blackburn | Striker |
| - | Y. Glaize | Midfielder |
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Peter Byers Striker |
10 | 1 |
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B. Pérez Striker FC Dallas |
9 | 0 |
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Clint Dempsey Midfielder Tottenham |
7 | 1 |
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A. Saborío Striker RSL |
7 | 1 |
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Deon McCalauy Midfielder Belize |
7 | 1 |
