Mexico vs Panama
That’s certainly the best bet when they visit the Azteca Stadium in Mexico on Saturday!
After six World Cup football games Mexico have already qualified, leading the CONCACAF table on 14 points, three ahead of Costa Rica and with a six point cushion over third-placed USA. Panama are one place further back on seven points, having played out three draws on the bounce. Now Hernan Gomez’s team desperately need a win; but that is a huge ask.
Panama are at betting odds of 1.88 with a +1.50 start, Mexico at 2.02 with that handicap. And qualification is out of the visitors’ hands as they hope for a big favour from Costa Rica when they meet the USA on Friday. That will keep Panama’s slim hopes alive but then they must make a herculean effort to overcome Mexico.
All Panamanian eyes will be on the evergreen Blas Peres who netted in the 2-2 draw with Honduras to take his international tally to 41, just one goal short of becoming his country’s joint top scorer of all time.
But the biggest task facing Panama is to keep Mexico’s attacking threat at bay. The potency of West Ham’s Javier Hernandez is well backed up by the quality of team-mates, Carlos Vela and Gio dos Santos.
Panama did hold Mexico to a goalless draw back in November 2016, but this time they need to go one better.
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
