The USA hosts Panama in round 13 of the World Cup qualification third stage. The match will be played on Monday, March 28th at Exploria Stadium (Orlando)
The US national team is in second place in the standings with 22 points after 12 rounds. The Yanks gained six victories and four draws and suffered two losses. Gregg Berhalter's team is close to going to the World Cup in Qatar. To book a direct ticket, the Americans must score three points in the remaining matches against Panama and Costa Rica. Yes, the Yanks have problems on foreign pitches, but it is difficult to take points from them on their native territory. In the current qualifiers, only Canadians managed to do it (1-1). But in the other five home matches, the USA gained five victories with a total score of 10-1. Jamaica (2-0), Costa Rica (2-1), Mexico (2-0), El Salvador (1-0), and Honduras (3-0) suffered from the Stars and Stripes. On March 25, the Americans played an away match against the Mexicans and managed to keep a goalless draw thanks to defensive tactics.
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Panama is ranked fifth in the standings with 18 points. Thomas Christiansen's team has five victories, three draws, and four losses after 11 matches. The Canal Men still have a chance to intervene in the fight for direct promotion to the World Cup, but more likely, they will fight for fourth place, which is now occupied by Costa Rica. If Christiansen's team outranks the Ticos before the end of the qualification, it will face the winner of the qualifiers in Oceania in the playoffs. In the previous four rounds, the Panamanians limited themselves to a home victory over Jamaica (3-2). Beyond that, they lost to Costa Rica (1-0) and Mexico (1-0) and shared points with Honduras in the last round (1-1).
The national team of Panama has already crossed paths with the United States in this qualification. On October 11, 2021, the Canal Men beat the Americans at home with a score of 1-0. The victory was gained thanks to the accurate shot of Anibal Godoy. The US national team must score three points in the next home match, so as not to postpone the issue of qualifying for the World Cup until the final round. The Panamanians cannot boast of high results on foreign pitches. A failure in the match with Honduras will harm the psychological state of the Canal Men and their chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. The Stars and Stripes beat Panama with a 2-goal difference in each of the last four home matches in the World Cup qualifiers. There is a high probability that such an event will happen again.
Prediction for the match: USA to win with -1.5 handicap
