The United States men's national team will hope to move a step closer to the 2022 World Cup with a victory against Panama at Estadio Rommel Fernandez.
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The USMNT has not lost a game since May and has won its last two games in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
Ahead of the game, Goal has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Panama vs USMNT |
| Date | October 10, 2021 |
| Times | 6pm ET, 3pm PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| NBC Universo | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | Panama roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Calderon, Mejia, Mosquera |
| Defenders | Cummings, Davis, Escobar, Murillo, Blackman, Linton, Ramos, Gutierrez |
| Midfielders | Cooper, Quintero, Godoy, Barcenas, Rodriguez, Yanis, Ayarza, Stephens, Martinez |
| Forwards | Zardes, Arriola, Weah, Aaronson, Hoppe, Pepi |
Panama has one win from its first four games in the CONCACAF third qualifying round and currently sits in a play-off spot with the top three teams qualifying automatically for the World Cup.
A draw with Mexico in September was a great result for Panama, but its hopes of an automatic space in Qatar was dashed with a 1-0 loss to El Salvador earlier this week.
Predicted Panama starting XI: Mejia; Davis, Ramos, Escobar, Murillo; Cooper, Godoy, Yanis, Martinez, Barcenas; Blackburn.
| Position | USMNT roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Steffen, Turner, Johnson |
| Defenders | Yedlin, Zimmerman, A. Robinson, Dest, M. Robinson, Moore, McKenzie, Bello, Richards |
| Midfielders | Acosta, Lletget, Roldon, McKennie, Adams, Busio, Musah, De la Torre |
| Forwards | Torres, Arroyo, Blackburn, Diaz, Catuy, Guerrero, Gondola |
USMNT is currently at the top of the table in the CONCACAF third qualifying round thanks to two wins and two draws in its first four games.
Ricardo Pepi scored twice in the last game and the 18-year-old forward is in line to start in attack against Panama.
Predicted USMNT starting XI: Turner; Moore, Zimmerman, M. Robinson, McKenzie; Roldan, Lletget, Acosta; Arriola, Pepi, Hoppe.
Last five results
| Panama results | USMNT results |
|---|---|
| El Salvador 1-0 Panama (Oct 8) | USMNT 2-0 Jamaica (Oct 7) |
| Panama 1-1 Mexico (Sep 9) | Honduras 1-4 USMNT (Sep 8) |
| Jamaica 0-3 Panama (Sep 5) | USMNT 1-1 Canada (Sep 5) |
| Panama 0-0 Costa Rica (Sep 3) | El Salvador 0-0 USMNT (Sep 2) |
| Panama 3-1 Grenada (Jul 21) | USMNT 1-0 Mexico (AET) (Aug 1) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 11/16/2020 | USMNT 6-2 Panama |
| 6/26/2019 | Panama 0-1 USMNT |
| 1/27/2019 | USMNT 3-0 Panama |
| 10/6/2017 | USMNT 4-0 Panama |
| 7/8/2017 | USMNT 1-1 Panama |
