Canada makes its return to action following the goalless stalemate with Mexico last month with a home friendly against Panama in Toronto on Tuesday night.
Panama will be looking to respond to their 2-0 friendly defeat at the hands of the United States on Saturday night, a disappointing result having beaten the US 2-1 at the Copa America back in June.
Canada will step up their preparations for the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League next month with a home friendly against Panama at BMO Field.
The hosts appear to be in good shape after they picked up a creditable goalless draw against Mexico in Texas last month, which came just two days after a 2-1 friendly win over USA.
Jesse Marsch's side have enjoyed an impressive 2024 as they made it to the semifinals of the Copa America, where they lost 2-0 to eventual winners Argentina, before a penalty-shootout defeat to Uruguay in the third-place playoff.
En route to the last four at the Copa America, Canada beat Peru, drew with Chile, and then saw off Venezuela on penalties to enhance their reputation on the international stage.
They also drew 0-0 with France in a friendly in June and have enough quality in their ranks to just about secure a friendly win over Panama, who were deservedly beaten by the US Men's National Team in Austin over the weekend.
Panama will likely be difficult opponents for Canada, though. Los Canaleros also caught the eye in the Copa America, progressing to the quarterfinals for the first time ever thanks to group wins over the US and Bolivia, before suffering a 5-0 defeat to Colombia in the last eight.
They're also building up for CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal action in November and will want to give a good account of themselves in Toronto as they aim to bounce back from Sunday's defeat, but March's team will prove too tough to handle.
Canada may have to be patient before securing victory in this friendly with the match tipped to be level at half time before the hosts get the job done after the break.
Panama kept it tight in the first half against the USMNT before conceding twice in the second half. Panama manager Thomas Christiansen will want to see another solid defensive showing from his players for as long as possible.
Panama may eventually have trouble keeping the likes of Lille forward Jonathan David, Mallorca's Cyle Larin and Hull City's Liam Millar quiet. The hosts have the greater attacking options but their quality may only begin to show in the latter stages.
This friendly is anticipated to be a tight game as two sides who look well-matched go head to head.
They are next to each other in FIFA's World Rankings with Panama 37th, one place above Canada, and they both performed well in the Copa America to reach the last eight and last four respectively.
While the home side are tipped to edge it, there may be little to choose between the teams overall and a low-scoring encounter is anticipated at BMO Field.
Both nations saw less than this game's total goals line scored in their most recent respective matches. The last two meetings between them have produced just three goals in total - Canada's 2-0 victory in June 2023 and Panama's 1-0 success in March 2022, meaning the Under is the way to go.
Canada | -209 |
Tie | +300 |
Panama | +475 |
Jonathan David (Canada) | +160 |
Cyle Larin (Canada) | +175 |
Alphonso Davies (Canada) | +333 |
Eduardo Guerrero (Panama) | +375 |
Jose Fajardo (Panama) | +375 |
Tomas Rodriguez (Panama) | +400 |
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