Played
September 11, 2012 9:05 PM EDT
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez — Ciudad de Panamá
Referee: E. Bonilla
Attendance: 20000
September 11, 2012 9:05 PM EDT
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez — Ciudad de Panamá
Referee: E. Bonilla
Attendance: 20000
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Panama - Canada
The two sides meet again in Panama City after Canada won the first meeting 1-0 last week in Toronto.
By Rudi Schuller
Canada Soccer / Giamou
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Panama (4-4-2): Penedo; Henriquez, Baloy, Torres, Cedeno; Barahona, Cooper, Gomez, Quintero; Perez, Tejada |  |
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Canada (4-4-1-1): Hirschfeld; Edgar, McKenna, Hainault, Jazic; Bernier, De Guzman, Hutchinson, De Jong; De Rosario; Ricketts |
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Full Roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1. Lars Hirschfeld (Vålerenga Fotball, Norway), 18. Milan Borjan (Sivasspor, Turkey), 22. Kenny Stamatopoulos (AIK Fotbol, Sweden)
DEFENDERS (7): 3. Ante Jazić (Chivas USA, MLS), 4. Kevin McKenna (FC Köln, Germany), 5. André Hainault (Houston Dynamo, MLS), 11. Marcel de Jong (FC Augsburg, Germany), 12. Dejan Jaković (D.C. United, MLS), 15. David Edgar (Burnley FC, England), 19. Ashtone Morgan (Toronto FC, MLS)
MIDFIELDERS (7): 2. Nik Ledgerwood (Hammarby IF, Sweden), 6. Julian de Guzman (FC Dallas, MLS), 7. Terry Dunfield (Toronto FC, MLS), 13. Atiba Hutchinson (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), 16. Pedro Pacheco (CD Santa Clara, Portugal), 20. Patrice Bernier (Impact Montréal, MLS)
FORWARDS (4): 9. Tosaint Ricketts (Valerenga, Norway), 10. Simeon Jackson (Norwich City FC, England), 14. Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United, MLS).
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Canada won the first match of the round between the two nations, when a Dwayne De Rosario goal helped the Canadians prevail 1-0 last week at Toronto's BMO Field.
- With his goal in that match, De Rosario took sole custody of the all-time Canadian men's national team goalscoring record.
- 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.
- Estadio Rommel Fernandez was sold out well in advance of this match. with over 31,000 expected to attend.
- Panama supporters have camped out in front of the Canadian hotel with the goal of disrupting the visitors rest ahead of Tuesday's game.
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Canada is the only CONCACAF team that has yet to concede a goal in the current qualifying round.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Panama 0-1 Canada
- 20.56 %
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Panama 2-0 Canada
- 10.56 %
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Panama 1-1 Canada
- 10.56 %
| 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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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 |
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 |
| 1 | J. Penedo | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | E. Dasent | Defender |
| 23 | Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez | Defender |
| 17 | Luis Alfonso Henriquez | Defender |
| 5 | R. Torres | Defender |
| 11 | Armando Cooper | Midfielder |
| 19 | Quintero | Midfielder |
| 6 | G. Gómez | Midfielder |
| 21 | A. Henríquez | Midfielder |
| 7 | B. Pérez | Striker |
| - | R. Blackburn | Striker |
| - | L. Mejía | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | C. Rodríguez | Defender |
| - | Roderick Miller | Defender |
| 20 | Aníbal Cesis Godoy | Midfielder |
| 14 | J. Pérez | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jean Carlos Cedeño | Midfielder |
| 8 | M. Sánchez | Midfielder |
| 10 | N. Barahona | Midfielder |
| 9 | E. Aguilar | Striker |
| 18 | L. Tejada | Striker |
| - | Y. Glaize | Midfielder |
| - | Lars Hirschfeld | |
| 5 | Andre Hainault | Defender |
| - | Ante Jazic | |
| 15 | David Edgar | Defender |
| - | Kevin McKenna | |
| 19 | Marcel de Jong | Defender |
| 13 | Atiba Hutchinson | Midfielder |
| 14 | Dwayne De Rosario | Midfielder |
| 6 | Julian De Guzman | Defender |
| - | Patrice Bernier | |
| 10 | Simeon Jackson | Striker |
| - | Kiriakos Stamatopoulos | |
| 18 | Milan Borjan | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Ashtone Morgan | Defender |
| 15 | Dejan Jakovic | Defender |
| 2 | Nikolas Ledgerwood | Midfielder |
| - | Terry Dunfield | |
| 8 | Will Johnson | Striker |
| 16 | Pacheco | Midfielder |
| 9 | Tosaint Ricketts | Striker |
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 |
